Michigan·Management Occupations·SOC 11-9039

Best Education Administrator, All Other programs in Michigan, ranked by enrollment

All education administrators not listed.

23 schools in Michigan run programs that feed this job, graduating 709 people a year. The job pays a median of $80,190 in Michigan across about 1,160 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

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Graduates / yr
709
in Michigan
Median pay · Michigan
$80,190
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,160
people employed
Schools
23
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
57%
across those schools
Median net price
$20,357
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Michigan that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

8 programs in Michigan that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Michigan (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Michigan page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 13.0401In Michigan
414
58.4%
17$37,480$23,000
2
CIP 13.0406In Michigan
144
20.3%
11$37,480$23,000
3
CIP 13.0404In Michigan
68
9.6%
4$37,480$23,000
4
CIP 52.0206In Michigan
31
4.4%
7$43,506$25,000
5
CIP 13.0410In Michigan
20
2.8%
2$37,480$23,000
6
CIP 13.0499In Michigan
19
2.7%
3$37,480$23,000
7
CIP 13.0403In Michigan
10
1.4%
1$37,480$23,000
8
CIP 13.0411In Michigan
3
0.4%
1$37,480$23,000

Top 23 schools in Michigan

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 23 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI Public · 4 feeder programs
126Educational Leadership and Administration, General46%80%
2Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI Public · 2 feeder programs
103Educational Leadership and Administration, General67%83%
3Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI Public · 4 feeder programs
75Higher Education/Higher Education Administration81%85%
4Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI Public · 4 feeder programs
67Educational Leadership and Administration, General59%90%
5Wayne State University
Detroit, MI Public · 2 feeder programs
64Educational Leadership and Administration, General58%81%
6Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI Public · 4 feeder programs
59Educational Leadership and Administration, General58%85%
7Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI Public · 3 feeder programs
58Educational Leadership and Administration, General58%88%
8University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI Public · 1 feeder programs
29Higher Education/Higher Education Administration93%16%
9Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI Public · 2 feeder programs
21Educational Administration and Supervision, Other48%72%
10Madonna University
Livonia, MI Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
14Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management$35,69160%$16,90463%
11Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
13Educational Leadership and Administration, General72%$17,80082%
12Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
13Educational Leadership and Administration, General62%$21,13278%
13Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
13Urban Education and Leadership57%$22,12698%
14Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI Public · 1 feeder programs
11Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision52%84%
15Lansing Community College
Lansing, MI Public · 1 feeder programs
9Higher Education/Higher Education Administration25%
16Concordia University Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
6Educational Leadership and Administration, General48%$25,07169%
17Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI Public · 1 feeder programs
5Educational Leadership and Administration, General47%91%
18Grace Christian University
Wyoming, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
5Higher Education/Higher Education Administration51%$14,25499%
19University of Michigan - Dearborn
Dearborn, MI Public · 1 feeder programs
5Educational Leadership and Administration, General58%56%
20Calvin University
Grand Rapids, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
4Educational Leadership and Administration, General74%$22,39171%
21Siena Heights University
Adrian, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
4Educational Administration and Supervision, Other39%$17,01569%
22University of Michigan - Flint
Flint, MI Public · 1 feeder programs
4Educational Leadership and Administration, General40%70%
23Adrian College
Adrian, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Educational Leadership and Administration, General48%$20,35773%

All 23 schools in Michigan

Every school in Michigan with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Michigan that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilantiPublic1264
Grand Valley State UniversityAllendalePublic1032
Michigan State UniversityEast LansingPublic754
Central Michigan UniversityMount PleasantPublic674
Wayne State UniversityDetroitPublic642
Western Michigan UniversityKalamazooPublic594
Oakland UniversityRochester HillsPublic583
University of Michigan - Ann ArborAnn ArborPublic291
Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity CenterPublic212
Madonna UniversityLivoniaPrivate not-for-profit143
Andrews UniversityBerrien SpringsPrivate not-for-profit133
Cornerstone UniversityGrand RapidsPrivate not-for-profit132
Davenport UniversityGrand RapidsPrivate not-for-profit131
Northern Michigan UniversityMarquettePublic111
Lansing Community CollegeLansingPublic91

What education administrators, all other earn in Michigan

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Michigan
$80,190
Mean annual
$88,350
Jobs in state
1,160
What the range looks like
10th pct$46,250Median$80,19090th pct$137,120
Versus the national median
-15.8%

U.S. median $95,200. Michigan pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.74×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$86,260median
520 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$92,330median
120 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$80,370median
50 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$74,970median
130 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$64,340median
40 jobs
Flint, MI
$73,690median
60 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+2.5%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
4,100
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
1,500
60,200 → 61,700
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Education Administrators, All Other page.

How to become a Education Administrator, All Other

Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Michigan

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 11 majors mapped to Education Administrators, All Other11 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 13.0401Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • 13.0402Administration of Special Education
  • 13.0403Adult and Continuing Education Administration
  • 13.0404Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
  • 13.0406Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • 13.0410Urban Education and Leadership
  • 13.0411Superintendency and Educational System Administration
  • 13.0412International School Administration/Leadership
  • 13.0413Education Entrepreneurship
  • 13.0499Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • 52.0206Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Common questions

Answers for people weighing education administrators, all other programs in Michigan.

What degree do you need to become an Education Administrator, All Other?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Educational Leadership and Administration, General, which awarded 414 degrees in Michigan in 2024-25, 58.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Education Administrator, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 8 programs to this occupation. The largest are Educational Administration and Supervision, Business Administration. Together they graduate about 709 people a year in Michigan.

How much do education administrators, all other earn in Michigan?+

The median is $80,190 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 15.8% below the U.S. median of $95,200. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for education administrators, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +2.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 4,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Michigan?+

23 institutions in Michigan reported graduates from at least one of the 8 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+

BLS lists 'Less than 5 years' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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