Educational Administration at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459.

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.

USD Educational Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Education Admin

USD Educational Administration Rankings

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #97 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Educational Administration Master’s Program

59% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of education admin master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in education admin each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from USD, 80% 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 South Dakota with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

Educational Administration majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	86

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	610	$79,570
Postsecondary Education Administrators	220	$111,940
Preschool Education Administrators	100	$55,490
Education Administrators	70	$73,320

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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