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Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Northwestern University

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Northwestern University

If you plan to study higher education/higher education administration, take a look at what Northwestern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Northwestern Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the higher education/higher education administration majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

70% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of higher education/higher education administration master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in higher education/higher education administration.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Careers That Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in higher education/higher education administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Postsecondary Education Administrators 8,330 $99,690
Education Administrators 1,720 $80,440

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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