New Jersey·Management Occupations·SOC 11-9039

Best Education Administrator, All Other programs in New Jersey, ranked by enrollment

All education administrators not listed.

22 schools in New Jersey run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,069 people a year. The job pays a median of $79,980 in New Jersey across about 1,110 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledAttacheGrant ManagerDivision ChiefField DirectorArea SupervisorLibrary DirectorTesting DirectorSchool Supervisor
Graduates / yr
1,069
in New Jersey
Median pay · New Jersey
$79,980
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,110
people employed
Schools
22
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
56%
across those schools
Median net price
$20,619
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in New Jersey that lead to this job

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

6 programs in New Jersey that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in New Jersey (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 New Jersey page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1819
76.6%
17$37,480$23,000
273
6.8%
2$43,506$25,000
363
5.9%
7$37,480$23,000
463
5.9%
4$37,480$23,000
532
3.0%
3$37,480$23,000
619
1.8%
2$37,480$23,000

Top 22 schools in New Jersey

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 22 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
226Educational Leadership and Administration, General44%90%
2Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
189Educational Leadership and Administration, General65%88%
3Felician University
Lodi, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
120Educational Leadership and Administration, General47%$41,497
4Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJ Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
87Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management$39,44253%$18,05991%
5The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ Public · 3 feeder programs
70Educational Leadership and Administration, General86%62%
6Kean University
Union, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
48Educational Leadership and Administration, General47%76%
7Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
48Educational Leadership and Administration, General67%78%
8Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
43Educational Leadership and Administration, General69%$27,37673%
9Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
39Educational Leadership and Administration, General58%$14,44090%
10New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
38Urban Education and Leadership34%98%
11Centenary University
Hackettstown, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
26Educational Leadership and Administration, General56%$17,49083%
12Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
24Educational Leadership and Administration, General72%$28,51489%
13Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
19Educational Leadership and Administration, General61%$23,84479%
14Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
17Educational Leadership and Administration, General84%58%
15Georgian Court University
Lakewood, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
15Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision54%$19,50479%
16Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
15Educational Leadership and Administration, General70%71%
17Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
14Educational Leadership and Administration, General
18Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
13Educational Leadership and Administration, General57%$21,90271%
19Saint Elizabeth University
Morristown, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
7Educational Leadership and Administration, General51%$20,61971%
20Strayer University - New Jersey
Piscataway, NJ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
7Educational Administration and Supervision, Other0%
21Pillar College
Newark, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
2Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management38%$8,042
22Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
2Urban Education and Leadership64%71%

All 22 schools in New Jersey

Every school in New Jersey 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 New Jersey that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
William Paterson University of New JerseyWaynePublic2262
Montclair State UniversityMontclairPublic1892
Felician UniversityLodiPrivate not-for-profit1201
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan CampusTeaneckPrivate not-for-profit873
The College of New JerseyEwingPublic703
Kean UniversityUnionPublic482
Rowan UniversityGlassboroPublic482
Seton Hall UniversitySouth OrangePrivate not-for-profit432
Saint Peter's UniversityJersey CityPrivate not-for-profit392
New Jersey City UniversityJersey CityPublic381
Centenary UniversityHackettstownPrivate not-for-profit261
Monmouth UniversityWest Long BranchPrivate not-for-profit241
Rider UniversityLawrencevillePrivate not-for-profit192
Rutgers University - New BrunswickNew BrunswickPublic172
Georgian Court UniversityLakewoodPrivate not-for-profit151

What education administrators, all other earn in New Jersey

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

Median annual in New Jersey
$79,980
Mean annual
$91,500
Jobs in state
1,110
What the range looks like
10th pct$52,930Median$79,98090th pct$147,120
Versus the national median
-16.0%

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

Job concentration
0.73×

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

Metro areas in New Jersey

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
$110,780median
30 jobs
Trenton-Princeton, NJ
$83,740median
100 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 New Jersey

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 New Jersey.

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 819 degrees in New Jersey in 2024-25, 76.6% 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 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Educational Administration and Supervision, Business Administration. Together they graduate about 1,069 people a year in New Jersey.

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

The median is $79,980 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 16.0% 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 New Jersey?+

22 institutions in New Jersey reported graduates from at least one of the 6 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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