Business & Finance
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Plan, direct, or coordinate student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.
Median salary
$103,960
Typical range
$64k – $212k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Education Administrators, Postsecondary Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$63,820
~2 yrs to advance
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Established
$103,960
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Senior
$158,190
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
- •Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.
- •Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.
- •Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions.
- •Plan, administer, and control budgets, maintain financial records, and produce financial reports.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.