Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University is located in New Castle, Delaware and approximately 14,769 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.

Wilmington University Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wilmington University

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, Wilmington University does offer online courses in higher education/higher education administration for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Wilmington University Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of higher education/higher education administration master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from Wilmington University, 64% 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 Wilmington University with a master's in higher education/higher education administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• 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 DE, the home state for Wilmington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Postsecondary Education Administrators	280	$147,160
Education Administrators	50	$121,170

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 Chris Light under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.