by our College Data Analytics TeamEducational Administration is a major offered under the education program of study at Northern Illinois 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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Part-time graduates at NIU paid an average of $492 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,858 | $8,858 |
| Fees | $2,228 | $2,228 |
education admin who receive their master’s degree from NIU make an average of $50,465 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $52,816.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. NIU does offer online classes in its education admin master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the education admin students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.7% of the education admin master’s degrees at NIU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Educational Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Educational Leadership & Administration | 15 |
| Adult & Continuing Education Administration | 19 |
| Other Educational Administration & Supervision | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to educational administration.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 16 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 15 |
| Instructional Media Design | 40 |
| Educational Assessment | 13 |
| Special Education | 53 |
*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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