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 Michigan University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in education admin, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at WMU paid an average of $1,268 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $682 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,360 | $30,432 |
| Fees | $923 | $923 |
The median early career salary of education admin students who receive their master’s degree from WMU is $52,941 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $52,816.
WMU 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 WMU Online Learning page.
About 51.6% of the students who received their Master’s in education admin in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.6%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in education admin at WMU in 2019-2020, 19.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 4 |
| 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 | 31 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to educational administration.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 2 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8 |
| Educational Assessment | 4 |
| Special Education | 49 |
| Student Counseling | 44 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.