by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Educational Leadership & Administration. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Educational Administration is a major offered under the education program of study at Western Governors 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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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Fees | $290 | $290 |
education admin who receive their master’s degree from WGU make an average of $62,602 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% higher than the national average of $52,816.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the education admin master’s degree program at WGU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WGU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in education admin in 2019-2020, 65.8% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.6%.
Around 19.4% of education admin master’s degree recipients at WGU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 27 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 5 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 341 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 26 |
Educational Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Educational Leadership & Administration | 438 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to educational administration.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 1,917 |
| Instructional Media Design | 1,457 |
| Educational Assessment | 15 |
| Special Education | 337 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 458 |
*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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