General Educational Leadership & Administration at Virginia State University

What traits are you looking for in a educational leadership and administration school? To help you decide if Virginia State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's educational leadership and administration program.

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,020.

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

Virginia State General Educational Leadership & Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration

Online Classes Are Available at Virginia State

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.

Virginia State does offer online education options in educational leadership and administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Virginia State General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in educational leadership and administration, making the school the #211 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Educational Leadership and Administration Student Demographics at Virginia State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the educational leadership and administration majors at Virginia State University.

Virginia State General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of educational leadership and administration master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in educational leadership and administration each year. Virginia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the educational leadership and administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia State University with a master's in educational leadership and administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Educational Leadership and Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in educational leadership and 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 VA, the home state for Virginia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	6,930	$95,430
Postsecondary Education Administrators	2,770	$113,240
Education Administrators	1,280	$104,310
Preschool Education Administrators	1,000	$55,080

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 Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.