Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

WVU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

69% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of higher education/higher education administration master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from WVU, 88% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in higher education/higher education administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Postsecondary Education Administrators	930	$107,750
Education Administrators	190	$88,000

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
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