Education
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 (BLS)
$104,590
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$65k – $216k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $85,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$64,560
~2 yrs to advance
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Established
$104,590
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Senior
$160,105
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 Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.