The Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at University of Alabama at Birmingham

What traits are you looking for in a higher education/higher education administration school? To help you decide if University of Alabama at Birmingham is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's higher education/higher education administration program.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 22,563.

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.

UAB Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Online Classes Are Available at UAB

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UAB does offer online courses in higher education/higher education administration for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UAB Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

75% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of higher education/higher education administration master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

General Educational Leadership & Administration

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Postsecondary Education Administrators	2,340	$111,960
Education Administrators	620	$95,830

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Lee Adlaf under License

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