Education
Educational Administration and Supervision
Focuses on the general principles and techniques of administering a wide variety of schools and other educational organizations and facilities, supervising educational personnel at the school or staff level, and that may prepare individuals as general administrators and supervisors.
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Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 14 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General
- Focuses on the general principles and techniques of administering a wide variety of schools and other educational organizations and facilities, supervising educational personnel at the school or staff level, and that may prepare individuals as general administrators and supervisors.
- Administration of Special Education
- Prepares you to plan, supervise, and manage programs for exceptional students and their parents. Covers special education theory and practice, special education program development, evaluation and assessment in special education, state and federal law and regulations, managing individual education plans, problems of low- and high- disability students, mainstreaming, special education curricula, staff management, parent education, communications and community relations, budgeting, and professional standards and ethics.
- Adult and Continuing Education Administration
- Focuses on the principles and techniques of administering programs and facilities designed to serve the basic education needs of undereducated adults, or the continuing education needs of adults seeking further or specialized instruction, and that prepares you to serve as administrators of such programs. Covers adult education principles, program and facilities planning, personnel management, community and client relations, budgeting and administration, professional standards, and applicable laws and policies.
- Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
- Prepares you to supervise instructional and support personnel at the school building, facility or staff level. Covers the principles of staffing and organization, the supervision of learning activities, personnel relations, administrative duties related to departmental or unit management, and specific applications to various educational settings and curricula.
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
- Focuses on the principles and practice of administration in four-year colleges, universities and higher education systems, the study of higher education as an object of applied research, and which may prepare individuals to function as administrators in such settings. Covers higher education economics and finance; policy and planning studies; curriculum; faculty and labor relations; higher education law; college student services; research on higher education; institutional research; marketing and promotion; and issues of evaluation, accountability and philosophy.
- Community College Administration
- Focuses on the principles and techniques of administering community and junior colleges and related postsecondary systems, the study of community and junior colleges as objects of applied research, and that may prepare individuals to function as administrators in such settings. Covers community and junior college finance; policy and planning studies; curriculum; faculty and labor relations; higher education law; student services; research on community and junior colleges; institutional research; marketing and promotion; and issues of evaluation, accountability and philosophy.
- Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
- Focuses on educational administration at the elementary and middle school (K-7) levels and prepares you to serve as principals and masters of elementary and middle schools. Covers elementary and/or middle school education, program and facilities planning, budgeting and administration, public relations, human resources management, childhood and pre-adolescent growth and development, counseling skills, applicable law and regulations, school safety, policy studies, and professional standards and ethics.
- Secondary School Administration/Principalship
- Focuses on educational administration at the junior high, secondary, or senior high school (7-12) levels and prepares you to serve as principals and masters of secondary schools. Covers secondary school education, program and facilities planning, budgeting and administration, public relations, human resources management, adolescent growth and development, counseling skills, applicable law and regulations, school safety, policy studies, and professional standards and ethics.
- Urban Education and Leadership
- Focuses on issues and problems specific to the educational needs of populations and communities located in metropolitan, inner city, and related areas and prepares you to provide educational services and administrative leadership in urban contexts. Covers multicultural education, at-risk studies, urban sociology, multilingual education, urban studies and planning, human services, health services and nutrition, cross-cultural communication, diversity studies, safety and security, and urban educational administration and leadership.
- Superintendency and Educational System Administration
- Focuses on leading and managing multi-school educational systems and school districts and prepares you to serve as systems administrators and district superintendents. Covers educational administration; education of students at various levels; system planning and budgeting; educational policy; educational law and regulations; public relations; professional standards and ethics; and applications to specific issues, cultural context, and geographic locales.
Also called Educational Leadership and Policy, Educational Administration and Policy, K-12 Educational Leadership, K-12 Educational Administration, School Business Management
Also called Higher Education Policy
Also called Community College Leadership, Community College Education
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College options
Where to study it
Ordered by how many degrees each college awards in this field. Sort by any numbered column.
| College | Degrees a year | Admit rate | Average annual cost after aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University-Main Campus OH | 85 | 51% | $10,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI | 42 | 88% | $12,000 |
| University of Delaware DE | 20 | 65% | $13,000 |
| Midwestern State University TX | 20 | 87% | $11,000 |
| Cleveland State University OH | 19 | 95% | $15,000 |
| Georgia Gwinnett College GA | 11 | 96% | $17,000 |
| Claflin University SC | 7 | 73% | — |
| Saint Joseph's University PA | 5 | 86% | $24,000 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM | 4 | 76% | $10,000 |
| Southern New Hampshire University NH | 1 | 96% | $37,000 |