Educational Administration at Western Kentucky University

If you plan to study educational administration, take a look at what Western Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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.

WKU Educational Administration Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Education Admin (Less Than 1 Year)
Master’s Degree in Education Admin

WKU Educational Administration Rankings

Education Admin Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Educational Administration Master’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of education admin master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in education admin each year. WKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from WKU, 100% 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 Western Kentucky University with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

If you plan to be a education admin major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	12

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	4,290	$87,420
Postsecondary Education Administrators	2,160	$86,620
Education Administrators	620	$82,070
Preschool Education Administrators	440	$42,370

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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