Educational Administration at Wilkes University

Every educational administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education admin program at Wilkes University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,781. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students received their master's degree in education admin.

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

Wilkes Educational Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education Admin
• Doctorate Degree in Education Admin

Online Classes Are Available at Wilkes

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, Wilkes does offer online courses in education admin for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Wilkes Educational Administration Rankings

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at Wilkes

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education admin majors at Wilkes University.

Wilkes Educational Administration Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students earned a master's degree in education admin from Wilkes. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in education admin each year. Wilkes does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from Wilkes, 78% 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 Wilkes University with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Special Education
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Other Education
• Teaching English or French
• Instructional Media Design

Careers That Education Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in education admin can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Wilkes University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	8,460	$100,010
Postsecondary Education Administrators	4,750	$112,890
Preschool Education Administrators	2,730	$48,890
Education Administrators	940	$80,560

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 Jrmski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.