Higher Education Administrator
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Higher Education Administrator works in a variety of specialized areas within a college or university, including student admissions and services, academic departments or campus maintenance and development. Manages student academic records (registrar), leads a college or school within a university system (academic dean), or serves as chief academic officer (provost).
Job Outlook
There were 71 Higher Education Administrator job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1922 in the United States.
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Salary
Many new Higher Education Administrator jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $113,700.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $102,163.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Higher Education Administrator postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $88,883.
Education and Experience
Posted Higher Education Administrator jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 45.99% |
| Master's Degree | 36.47% |
| Doctoral Degree | 32.52% |
| Other | 12.12% |
Posted Higher Education Administrator jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 27.15% |
| 3 to 5 years | 56.96% |
| 6 to 8 years | 7.66% |
| 9+ years | 8.24% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Higher Education Administrator positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Research (53.33%)
- Communication (48.65%)
- Leadership (47.92%)
- Teaching (46.25%)
- Management (40.95%)
- Operations (34.29%)
- Administrative Functions (26.74%)
- Scheduling (26.07%)
- Coordinating (24.97%)
- Budgeting (23.83%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Administrative Support (35.2%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Purchasing (25.14%)
- Accounting (16.76%)
- Finance (18.12%)
- Procurement Cards (9.26%)
- Procurement (12.69%)
- Curriculum Development (20.11%)
- Travel Arrangements (9.42%)
- Higher Education (13.49%)
- Academic Affairs (13.17%)
- Statistics (15.32%)
- Project Management (13.41%)
- Office Supply Management (6.54%)
- Student Services (11.89%)
- Workflow Management (11.01%)
- Financial Statements (8.94%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Higher Education Administrator skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Department Head
- Professor/Department Head
- Department Chair
- Administrative Specialist
- SAP Applications Manager
- Department Administrator
- Science Department Head
- Administrative Associate
- Department Assistant
- Academic Department Associate
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Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Higher Education Associate Dean
- Dean (General)
- Elementary and Secondary School Administrator (General)
- Higher Education Program Director
- Higher Education Program Coordinator
- Campus Director
- Provost
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Higher Education Administrator jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Pennsylvania State University (95)
- Ntt America (48)
- University of Minnesota (27)
- University of Arkansas (27)
- North Carolina State University (21)
- University of Massachusetts-Central Office (20)
- East Carolina University (19)
- University of Florida (19)
- Texas A&M University (17)
- University Of Illinois Chicago (UIC) (16)
North Carolina
- North Carolina State University (18)
- East Carolina University (15)
- Wake Technical Community College (8)
- Sandhills Community College (3)
- University of Arkansas (3)
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2)
- University of North Carolina (2)
- Fayetteville State University (2)
- Gardner-Webb University (2)
- Appalachian State University (2)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- College Counseling and Student Development Master's Degrees
- Community College Leadership Doctoral Degrees
- Educational Leadership Doctoral Degrees
- Teaching and Learning Statistics and Data Science Graduate Certificates
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.