The Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major at University of Illinois at Chicago

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Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at University of Illinois at Chicago

Every higher education/higher education administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the higher education/higher education administration program at University of Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 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.

UIC Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

UIC Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

90% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of higher education/higher education administration master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

In the higher education/higher education administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 University of Illinois at Chicago.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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