Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at University of Denver

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

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 13,856 students attend the school each year.

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.

DU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

DU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

58% Women

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of higher education/higher education administration master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. DU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the higher education/higher education administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 CO, the home state for University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Postsecondary Education Administrators	2,040	$112,090
Education Administrators	540	$103,350

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
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