Texas·Management Occupations·SOC 11-9039

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

All education administrators not listed.

59 schools in Texas run programs that feed this job, graduating 4,304 people a year. The job pays a median of $79,060 in Texas across about 4,450 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

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Graduates / yr
4,304
in Texas
Median pay · Texas
$79,060
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
4,450
people employed
Schools
59
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
50%
across those schools
Median net price
$21,604
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Texas that lead to this job

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

9 programs in Texas that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Texas (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 Texas 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 Texas
3,759
87.3%
50$37,480$23,000
2
CIP 13.0406In Texas
321
7.5%
18$37,480$23,000
3
CIP 52.0206In Texas
105
2.4%
7$43,506$25,000
4
CIP 13.0411In Texas
34
0.8%
3$37,480$23,000
5
CIP 13.0499In Texas
29
0.7%
4$37,480$23,000
6
CIP 13.0404In Texas
17
0.4%
3$37,480$23,000
7
CIP 13.0410In Texas
17
0.4%
1$37,480$23,000
8
CIP 13.0403In Texas
16
0.4%
2$37,480$23,000
9
CIP 13.0402In Texas
6
0.1%
1$37,480$23,000

Top 25 schools in Texas

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 2 of the 59 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Lamar University
Beaumont, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
1,642Educational Leadership and Administration, General37%86%
2East Texas A&M University
Commerce, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
147Educational Leadership and Administration, General43%92%
3The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
143Educational Leadership and Administration, General54%80%
4Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
139Educational Leadership and Administration, General69%73%
5University of North Texas
Denton, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
133Educational Leadership and Administration, General61%72%
6Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX Public · 4 feeder programs
114Educational Leadership and Administration, General84%57%
7Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
107Educational Leadership and Administration, General59%$26,34266%
8University of Houston
Houston, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
106Educational Leadership and Administration, General65%74%
9The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX Public · 3 feeder programs
95Educational Leadership and Administration, General53%87%
10The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
87Educational Leadership and Administration, General89%27%
11The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX Public · 3 feeder programs
83Higher Education/Higher Education Administration51%94%
12Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
79Educational Leadership and Administration, General48%90%
13Texas State University
San Marcos, TX Public · 3 feeder programs
78Educational Leadership and Administration, General55%89%
14The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
75Educational Leadership and Administration, General54%94%
15Texas A&M University - Victoria
Victoria, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
73Educational Leadership and Administration, General26%96%
16Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
72Educational Leadership and Administration, General55%90%
17Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
67Educational Leadership and Administration, General43%79%
18Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
63Educational Leadership and Administration, General53%94%
19University of Houston - Downtown
Houston, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
61Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management$53,76433%90%
20West Texas A & M University
Canyon, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
56Educational Leadership and Administration, General55%99%
21Baylor University
Waco, TX Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
55Educational Leadership and Administration, General80%$35,68251%
22Texas A & M International University
Laredo, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
55Educational Leadership and Administration, General46%44%
23Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
53Educational Leadership and Administration, General86%$25,82344%
24Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
48Urban Education and Leadership84%$33,24663%
25Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
43Educational Leadership and Administration, General57%$29,22789%

All 59 schools in Texas

Every school in Texas 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 Texas that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Lamar UniversityBeaumontPublic1,6421
East Texas A&M UniversityCommercePublic1472
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonPublic1431
Texas Tech UniversityLubbockPublic1392
University of North TexasDentonPublic1332
Texas A&M University - College StationCollege StationPublic1144
Abilene Christian UniversityAbilenePrivate not-for-profit1072
University of HoustonHoustonPublic1062
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan AntonioPublic953
The University of Texas at AustinAustinPublic871
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburgPublic833
Tarleton State UniversityStephenvillePublic791
Texas State UniversitySan MarcosPublic783
The University of Texas at TylerTylerPublic751
Texas A&M University - VictoriaVictoriaPublic731

What education administrators, all other earn in Texas

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

Median annual in Texas
$79,060
Mean annual
$87,310
Jobs in state
4,450
What the range looks like
10th pct$44,600Median$79,06090th pct$139,010
Versus the national median
-17.0%

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

Job concentration
0.89×

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

Metro areas in Texas

Waco, TX
$117,810median
40 jobs
Longview, TX
$116,890median
40 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$106,910median
520 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$103,290median
30 jobs
Abilene, TX
$79,610median
40 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$79,060median
1,130 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$75,850median
650 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$76,290median
50 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 Texas

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 Texas.

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 3,759 degrees in Texas in 2024-25, 87.3% 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 9 programs to this occupation. The largest are Educational Administration and Supervision, Business Administration. Together they graduate about 4,304 people a year in Texas.

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

The median is $79,060 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 17.0% 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 Texas?+

59 institutions in Texas reported graduates from at least one of the 9 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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