Management Occupations·SOC 11-9039

Best degree programs for Education Administrators, All Other, ranked by enrollment

11 college programs and 872 schools train Education Administrators, All Other. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $95,200 median wage, 55,130 U.S. jobs. Federal data.

11 college programs at 872 schools train education administrators, all other, graduating 44,962 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Educational Leadership and Administration, General. The job pays a median of $95,200 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Graduates / yr

44,962

from every feeder program

Median annual wage

$95,200

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+2.5%

About as fast as average

Openings / yr

4,100

new plus replacement

Schools

872

with a feeder program

States with jobs

BLS reports wages

About education administrators, all other

All education administrators not listed separately.

Also calledAttacheGrant ManagerDivision ChiefField DirectorArea SupervisorLibrary DirectorTesting DirectorSchool SupervisorEducation DirectorDirector of ResearchEducation SupervisorEducational Director

Fields of study that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.

Education

CIP 13.04

Educational Administration and Supervision

42,553graduates / yr

708 schools · 10 specializations · 94.6% of pipeline

Grad earnings $37,480

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

CIP 52.02

Business Administration

2,409graduates / yr

175 schools · 1 specialization · 5.4% of pipeline

Grad earnings $43,506

11 degree programs that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#	Program	Graduates / yr	Share of pipeline	Schools	Grad earnings (1 yr)	Median debt
1	Educational Leadership and Administration, General CIP 13.0401	31,615	70.3%	708	$37,480	$23,000
2	Higher Education/Higher Education Administration CIP 13.0406	4,257	9.5%	258	$37,480	$23,000
3	Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management CIP 52.0206	2,409	5.4%	175	$43,506	$25,000
4	Educational Administration and Supervision, Other CIP 13.0499	2,266	5.0%	93	$37,480	$23,000
5	Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision CIP 13.0404	1,918	4.3%	78	$37,480	$23,000
6	Superintendency and Educational System Administration CIP 13.0411	1,176	2.6%	83	$37,480	$23,000
7	Urban Education and Leadership CIP 13.0410	674	1.5%	39	$37,480	$23,000
8	Adult and Continuing Education Administration CIP 13.0403	367	0.8%	19	$37,480	$23,000
9	Administration of Special Education CIP 13.0402	253	0.6%	30	$37,480	$23,000
10	International School Administration/Leadership CIP 13.0412	22	0.0%	4	$37,480	$23,000
11	Education Entrepreneurship CIP 13.0413	5	0.0%	2	$37,480	$23,000

Top 50 schools by graduates into this job

Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#	School	Graduates / yr	Top feeder program	Grad rate	Net price	Acceptance
1	American College of Education Indianapolis, IN Private for-profit · 4 feeder programs	1,963	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	—	—	—
2	Lamar University Beaumont, TX Public · 1 feeder programs	1,642	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	37%	—	86%
3	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs	1,454	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	43%	$21,535	79%
4	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs	1,100	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	65%	$28,911	99%
5	Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs	775	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	46%	$11,580	—
6	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA Public · 2 feeder programs	553	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	43%	—	52%
7	Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO Public · 3 feeder programs	499	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	54%	—	86%
8	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs	485	Educational Administration and Supervision, Other	50%	$11,672	99%
9	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN Public · 3 feeder programs	463	Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	50%	—	—
10	Concordia University - Chicago River Forest, IL Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs	367	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	36%	$17,620	93%
11	University of Phoenix - Arizona Phoenix, AZ Private for-profit · 3 feeder programs	362	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	21%	$15,478	—
12	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs	347	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	92%	$26,873	10%
13	Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK Public · 1 feeder programs	324	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	32%	—	76%
14	Bank Street College of Education New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs	275	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	—	—	—
15	Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs	252	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	70%	$25,812	82%
16	Louisiana State University - Shreveport Shreveport, LA Public · 2 feeder programs	245	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	38%	—	51%
17	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs	241	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	97%	$22,055	5%
18	University of West Alabama Livingston, AL Public · 2 feeder programs	241	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	35%	—	43%
19	William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs	227	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	60%	$17,205	60%
20	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs	226	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	44%	—	90%
21	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY Public · 3 feeder programs	222	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	76%	—	49%
22	University of Oregon Eugene, OR Public · 2 feeder programs	217	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	72%	—	88%
23	University of Louisville Louisville, KY Public · 2 feeder programs	214	Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	61%	—	79%
24	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN Public · 2 feeder programs	210	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	40%	—	96%
25	Wilmington University New Castle, DE Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs	210	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	20%	$16,588	—
26	Concordia University - Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs	209	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	46%	$17,328	79%
27	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs	201	Urban Education and Leadership	79%	$36,488	45%
28	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs	195	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	59%	$23,704	97%
29	Carson - Newman University Jefferson City, TN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs	189	Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	53%	$19,537	90%
30	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs	189	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	65%	—	88%
31	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL Public · 2 feeder programs	181	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	78%	—	40%
32	University of Denver Denver, CO Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs	178	Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	76%	$29,726	78%
33	Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs	161	Educational Administration and Supervision, Other	53%	$14,286	69%
34	Capella University Minneapolis, MN Private for-profit · 4 feeder programs	157	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	20%	$19,369	—
35	National Louis University Chicago, IL Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs	154	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	30%	$18,904	95%
36	Gardner - Webb University Boiling Springs, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs	152	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	55%	$22,863	77%
37	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA Public · 3 feeder programs	151	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	55%	—	88%
38	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC Public · 2 feeder programs	150	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	69%	—	80%
39	East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX Public · 2 feeder programs	147	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	43%	—	92%
40	William Woods University Fulton, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs	146	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	47%	$22,203	71%
41	Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs	145	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	50%	$18,981	63%
42	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX Public · 1 feeder programs	143	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	54%	—	80%
43	University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO Public · 4 feeder programs	143	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	75%	—	78%
44	McDaniel College Westminster, MD Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs	139	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	63%	$18,988	78%
45	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA Public · 4 feeder programs	139	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	52%	—	94%
46	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX Public · 2 feeder programs	139	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	69%	—	73%
47	Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO Public · 3 feeder programs	137	Educational Administration and Supervision, Other	67%	—	89%
48	Emporia State University Emporia, KS Public · 1 feeder programs	136	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	56%	—	98%
49	South College Knoxville, TN Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs	135	Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	42%	$20,346	—
50	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs	134	Educational Leadership and Administration, General	66%	$18,163	93%

What education administrators, all other earn

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

Median annual wage

$95,200

Mean annual

$101,900

Median hourly

$45.77/hr

People employed

55,130

What the range looks like

10th pct$51,910Median$95,20090th pct$161,010

Top-paying states

Top-paying metro areas

Visalia, CA

$157,490median

80 jobs

Modesto, CA

$150,500median

90 jobs

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

$132,400median

2,600 jobs

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

$124,920median

50 jobs

Gainesville, GA

$126,490median

30 jobs

Merced, CA

$128,210median

30 jobs

Colorado Springs, CO

$123,120median

430 jobs

Knoxville, TN

$127,720median

160 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

Where the jobs are, state by state

Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.

This occupation state by state: pay, jobs, and schools
State	Median pay	Jobs	Concentration	Schools	Graduates / yr
Texas	$79,060	4,450	0.89×	59	4,304
Indiana	$77,680	410	0.36×	20	3,104
New York	$96,250	3,060	0.89×	52	2,647
Arizona	$117,170	430	0.37×	11	2,393
California	$99,650	11,480	1.78×	58	2,351
Virginia	$108,820	1,480	1.02×	21	1,928
Pennsylvania	$95,190	550	0.26×	51	1,765
Florida	$84,220	—	—	34	1,695
Illinois	$77,180	1,890	0.87×	30	1,661
Georgia	$96,510	2,990	1.72×	23	1,535
Tennessee	$118,330	720	0.62×	25	1,417
Missouri	$82,030	360	0.35×	27	1,387
Kentucky	$102,610	530	0.74×	15	1,296
Minnesota	$88,330	900	0.86×	20	1,199
North Carolina	$98,880	1,600	0.92×	39	1,184
New Jersey	$79,980	1,110	0.73×	22	1,069
Utah	$78,840	420	0.68×	7	1,015
Massachusetts	$86,540	1,200	0.93×	25	970
Ohio	$77,640	1,690	0.86×	23	792
Oklahoma	$112,170	220	0.37×	13	774
Colorado	$107,120	1,070	1.05×	13	732
Michigan	$80,190	1,160	0.74×	23	709
Wisconsin	$88,470	350	0.34×	19	709
Mississippi	$83,890	170	0.42×	9	694
Alabama	$94,610	—	—	16	675
Maryland	$125,500	2,770	2.83×	16	618
Louisiana	$83,050	480	0.71×	14	511
Kansas	$117,810	280	0.55×	13	465
South Carolina	$97,240	360	0.44×	16	457
Nebraska	$78,210	70	0.19×	12	444
Washington	$93,590	840	0.67×	16	427
Oregon	$96,330	420	0.60×	9	393
Iowa	$92,970	330	0.61×	9	386
Arkansas	$76,990	520	1.13×	11	347
Delawaremoderate	$102,430	80	0.44×	4	305
District of Columbia	$140,670	740	2.97×	8	302
New Hampshire	$75,700	150	0.63×	8	221
Maine	$84,440	220	0.96×	6	217
West Virginia	$98,450	—	—	9	211
Idahomoderate	$71,690	170	0.56×	4	175
South Dakota	$108,990	110	0.66×	6	155
North Dakotamoderate	$101,870	190	1.23×	4	141
New Mexico	$113,110	360	1.17×	6	132
Rhode Island	$93,980	70	0.41×	6	115
Montanamoderate	$68,580	100	0.57×	3	89
Hawaiilimited	$75,130	270	1.21×	2	78
Alaskalimited	$101,970	360	3.08×	2	59
Wyominglimited	$95,420	100	1.02×	1	25
Vermontlimited	$85,100	270	2.47×	1	24

Skills and tools

From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.

How to get in

How to become a Education Administrator, All Other

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

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

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Common questions

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 31,615 degrees in 2024-25, 70.3% 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 11 programs to this occupation. The largest are Educational Administration and Supervision, Business Administration. Together they graduate about 44,962 people a year.

How much do education administrators, all other earn?+

The median is $95,200 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $51,910 at the 10th percentile to $161,010 at the 90th. 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?+

872 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 11 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.
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BLS Employment Projections
2024–34
Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
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IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)
Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
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College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohorts
Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Official source →
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest available
Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
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NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018
Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
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Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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