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 Northwestern 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Northwestern was $6,649 per credit hour 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 | $56,067 | $56,067 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
The median early career salary of education admin students who receive their master’s degree from Northwestern is $53,984 per year. That is 2% higher than the national average of $52,816.
Online degrees for the Northwestern education admin master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in education admin in 2019-2020, 73.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 69.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.9% of the education admin master’s degrees at Northwestern in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Educational Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 26 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to educational administration.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education Philosophy | 38 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 6 |
| Other Education | 4 |
*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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