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Educational Administration at Northwest Missouri State University

If you plan to study Educational Administration, you may want to check out the program at Northwest Missouri State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwest Missouri State University sits in Maryville, MO.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 532 educational administration degrees were awarded at Northwest Missouri State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Northwest Missouri State University

Distance learning is available at Northwest Missouri State University. Among 9,152 students, 3,288 (36%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,472 (16%) took at least some classes online.

Educational Administration Rankings at Northwest Missouri State University

These rankings give you a sense of how Northwest Missouri State University’s Educational Administration program against peer institutions.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Missouri	#4 of 16
Best Schools (Quality)	Missouri	#9 of 16
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#10 of 59
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#41 of 60
Best Value	Nationwide	#200 of 587
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#415 of 598

Earnings for Educational Administration Graduates from Northwest Missouri State University

Students who complete Northwest Missouri State University’s Educational Administration program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$46,680
2 years	$45,696
3 years	$46,064
4 years	$49,633
5 years	$54,822

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Educational Administration graduates from Northwest Missouri State University report median earnings of $49,633, compared with $51,493 for all Northwest Missouri State University graduates — about 4% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Educational Administration graduates at Northwest Missouri State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Educational Administration graduates at Northwest Missouri State University are 65% women (344) and 35% men (188).

Educational Administration Master’s Program at Northwest Missouri State University

Among the 221 master’s educational administration degrees awarded at Northwest Missouri State University, 61% were women (135) and 39% were men (86).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Educational Administration master’s degree recipients at Northwest Missouri State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	193
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	7
Two or More Races	7
Unknown	8

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 9% of Educational Administration master’s degree recipients at Northwest Missouri State University, lower than the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Educational Administration Concentrations at Northwest Missouri State University

This Educational Administration program at Northwest Missouri State University includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Educational Leadership	471
Educational System Administration	61

Best-Paid Careers for Educational Administration Graduates

Students who finish Educational Administration program at Northwest Missouri State University work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Educational Administration graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$178,795
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$161,927
Training and Development Managers	$139,524
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$129,049
Education Administrators, All Other	$91,340

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.