by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Educational Administration is a major offered under the education program of study at West Virginia University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in education admin, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at WVU paid an average of $1,453 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $563 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,134 | $26,154 |
The median early career salary of education admin students who receive their master’s degree from WVU is $47,260 per year. That is 11% lower than the national average of $52,816.
WVU does not offer an online option for its education admin master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WVU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.8% of the education admin students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 69.6%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in education admin at WVU in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Educational Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 16 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 79 |
| Instructional Media Design | 9 |
| Special Education | 46 |
| Student Counseling | 24 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 131 |
*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.
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