Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at University of Kentucky

If you plan to study higher education/higher education administration, take a look at what University of Kentucky has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration section at the bottom of this page.

UK Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Online Classes Are Available at UK

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UK does offer online courses in higher education/higher education administration for the following degree levels:

UK Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at UK

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the higher education/higher education administration majors at University of Kentucky.

UK Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of higher education/higher education administration master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from UK, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kentucky with a master's in higher education/higher education administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Superintendency & Educational System Administration
• General Educational Leadership & Administration

Careers That Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in higher education/higher education administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Postsecondary Education Administrators	2,160	$86,620
Education Administrators	620	$82,070

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.