Educational Administration at University of Massachusetts Amherst

If you are interested in studying educational administration, you may want to check out the program at University of Massachusetts Amherst. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

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

UMass Amherst Educational Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education Admin
• Doctorate Degree in Education Admin

Online Classes Are Available at UMass Amherst

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UMass Amherst does offer online education options in education admin for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UMass Amherst Educational Administration Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #198 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education admin majors at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

UMass Amherst Educational Administration Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in Educational Administration from UMass Amherst in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in education admin each year. UMass Amherst does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from UMass Amherst, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Multilingual Education
• General Education
• Other Education
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

Careers That Education Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in education admin can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Postsecondary Education Administrators	11,130	$108,090
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	7,610	$106,660
Preschool Education Administrators	1,880	$59,800

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 Lion Hirth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.