Education Admin

Types of Degrees Education Admin Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many educational administration graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	25,551
Graduate Certificate	9,140
Doctor’s Degree	8,361
Bachelor’s Degree	586
Basic Certificate	228
Associate Degree	53
Undergraduate Certificate	2

What Education Admin Majors Need to Know

O*NET surveyed people in occupations related to education admin and asked them what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. The responses were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being most important.

Knowledge Areas for Education Admin Majors

Education Admin majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Skills for Education Admin Majors

A major in education admin prepares you for careers in which the following skill-sets are crucial:

• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Abilities for Education Admin Majors

A major in education admin will prepare for your careers in which the following abilities are important:

• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

What Can You Do With a Education Admin Major?

People with a education admin degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Distance Learning Coordinators	10.7%	$82,850
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	7.9%	$95,310
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program	10.8%	$47,940
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	10.7%	$82,850
Postsecondary Education Administrators	10.1%	$94,340

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Education Admin?

This is a less frequently chosen undergraduate major. Only 626 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in educational administration in 2021, making it rank #188 in popularity. The major attracts more women than men. About 89% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of education admin majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	93
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	369
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Education Admin. About 0.9% of those with this major are international students.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Education Admin

Some degrees associated with education admin may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

Find out what the typical degree level is for education admin careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	6.7%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	1.2%
Some College Courses	3.9%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	6.3%
Bachelor’s Degree	22.3%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.	2.0%
Master’s Degree	36.2%
Post-Master’s Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master’s degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.	8.0%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.	0.6%
Doctoral Degree	11.6%
Post-Doctoral Training	2.1%

Online Education Admin Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	16	2
Certificate (2-4 Years)	2	0
Associate’s Degree	9	2
Bachelor’s Degree	361	144
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	1,160	403
Post-Master’s	433	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	551	149
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	42	13
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	11	5

Majors Related to Education Admin

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to education admin.

Major	Number of Grads
Teacher Education Grade Specific	106,652
Teacher Education Subject Specific	40,101
Special Education	34,843
General Education	27,845
Curriculum & Instruction	20,472
Student Counseling	14,512
Instructional Media Design	8,912
Teaching English or French	5,030
Other Education	4,693
Educational Assessment	4,249
Teaching Assistants	2,942
Multilingual Education	1,654
Education Philosophy	959
International Education	317

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By Shai-WMIL under License

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