College And University Administrators: Job, Salary, and School Information from The Riley Guide

Job Numbers and Growth

There are about 131,000 jobs for people working as college and university administrators. People pursuing jobs in this occupation should expect a very low overall unemployment rate.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Government survey data shows that 8% of employees work fewer than 40 hours per week. Some 3% of college and university administrators work primarily as a consultant.

Training and Education

Having a bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience may make it easier to find a job. Employees with a bachelor's degree or higher are 78% of the total. About 15% of college and university administrators have some college education, but do not have a degree. High school was all the education required by 6% of workers to get a job. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.

Area Job Conditions

Cities with few jobs per capita for employees are York (Pennsylvania), West Palm Beach (Florida), and Tampa (Florida). The most jobs are found in Ithaca (New York), Raleigh (North Carolina), and Brockton (Massachusetts).

Within the US, the highest salaries for college and university administrators are found in Albuquerque (New Mexico), Lubbock (Texas), and Hartford (Connecticut), and the lowest are found in Erie (Pennsylvania), Asheville (North Carolina), and Rockford (Illinois).

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College And University Administrators: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for College And University Administrators, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for College And University Administrators are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for College And University Administrators are starred .

State	Area	Positions	Typical Pay	Popularity in Area
Alabama	Birmingham	500	$97,290	1.6
Alabama	Huntsville	220	$87,410	1.8
Alabama	Montgomery	170	$71,890	1.7
Alaska	Anchorage	60	$88,220	0.6
Arizona	Flagstaff	90	$80,760	3
Arizona	Phoenix	1,240	$95,870	1.1
Arkansas	Little Rock	170	$110,800	0.8
California	Oakland	670	$85,020	1.1
California	Oxnard	70		0.4
California	Redding	40	$103,260	1.1
California	Riverside	370	$101,390	0.5
California	Sacramento	720	$95,550	1.3
California	Salinas	40	$95,610	0.4
California	San Diego	1,440	$81,920	1.7
California	San Jose	620	$80,300	1.1
California	Santa Barbara	120	$97,950	1.2
California	Santa Rosa	40	$103,420	0.4
California	Stockton	90	$106,500	0.7
California	Vallejo	60	$86,190	0.8
California	Visalia	50	$112,640	0.6
Colorado	Boulder	150	$97,130	1.6
Colorado	Denver	820	$94,720	1.1
Colorado	Pueblo	70	$80,510	2.4
Connecticut	Bridgeport	290	$78,280	1.1
Connecticut	Hartford	610	$128,980	1.7
Connecticut	New Haven	760	$96,260	4.5
Connecticut	Norwich	60	$103,790	0.8
Connecticut	Waterbury	40	$90,670	1.1
Delaware	Dover	110	$92,060	3.7
Delaware	Wilmington	270	$84,810	1.4
District of Columbia	Washington	2,720	$96,640	1.9
Florida	Deltona	50	$98,320	0.5
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	150	$116,160	0.3
Florida	Jacksonville	130	$92,020	0.4
Florida	Lakeland	40	$85,430	0.3
Florida	Miami	250	$96,520	0.4
Florida	Orlando	430	$78,570	0.7
Florida	Palm Bay	60	$88,230	0.5
Florida	Pensacola	30	$113,850	0.3
Florida	Tallahassee	40	$105,680	0.4
Florida	Tampa	130	$101,510	0.2
Florida	West Palm Beach	90	$98,030	0.3
Georgia	Atlanta	2,090	$90,330	1.4
Georgia	Augusta	190		1.6
Georgia	Gainesville	30	$73,490	0.8
Georgia	Macon	100	$101,640	1.8
Georgia	Savannah	120	$84,190	1.4
Hawaii	Honolulu	220	$109,780	0.8
Idaho	Boise	540	$85,710	3.3
Illinois	Chicago	1,800	$98,180	0.8
Illinois	Peoria	40	$66,640	0.4
Illinois	Rockford	90	$57,020	1
Indiana	Evansville	110	$70,130	1.1
Indiana	Gary	170	$77,120	1
Indiana	Indianapolis	410	$71,530	0.7
Iowa	Cedar Rapids	110	$65,250	1.4
Iowa	Davenport	70	$74,780	0.6
Iowa	Des Moines	280	$77,910	1.4
Iowa	Dubuque	80	$70,890	2.9
Iowa	Sioux City	40	$72,450	1
Iowa	Waterloo	90	$84,240	1.9
Kansas	Wichita	190	$72,940	1
Kentucky	Lexington	350	$76,020	2.4
Kentucky	Louisville	260	$97,600	0.7
Kentucky	Owensboro	40	$73,460	1.6
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	460	$93,680	2.1
Louisiana	New Orleans	710	$103,010	2.3
Louisiana	Shreveport	50	$69,830	0.5
Maine	Bangor	140	$74,130	4
Maine	Portland	140	$77,110	1.2
Maryland	Baltimore	1,490	$97,100	1.8
Maryland	Bethesda	310	$94,770	0.9
Maryland	Cumberland	40	$95,830	2.2
Maryland	Hagerstown	40	$69,620	0.7
Maryland	Salisbury	80	$87,360	2.8
Massachusetts	Boston	3,290	$110,410	3.1
Massachusetts	Brockton	260	$91,780	5.2
Massachusetts	Haverhill	80	$74,440	1.9
Massachusetts	Springfield	580	$91,940	3.2
Massachusetts	Worcester	300	$95,910	2
Michigan	Detroit	720	$108,680	1.6
Michigan	Flint	180	$85,780	2.3
Michigan	Grand Rapids	200	$74,770	0.9
Michigan	Kalamazoo	170	$105,680	2.1
Michigan	Warren	420	$75,500	0.6
Minnesota	Duluth	130	$84,930	1.8
Minnesota	Minneapolis	1,080	$84,090	1
Minnesota	St Cloud	90	$96,610	1.5
Mississippi	Gulfport	70	$74,490	1.1
Mississippi	Jackson	320	$63,880	2.1
Missouri	Columbia	110		2.4
Missouri	Jefferson City	30	$68,530	0.8
Missouri	Joplin	30	$81,900	0.7
Missouri	Kansas City	590	$82,310	0.9
Missouri	Springfield	190	$83,000	1.6
Missouri	St Louis	810	$85,060	1
Montana	Billings	60	$74,280	1.3
Nebraska	Omaha	420	$71,640	1.5
Nevada	Las Vegas	390	$89,210	0.7
New Hampshire	Manchester	120	$63,440	2
New Hampshire	Nashua	30	$80,220	0.4
New Jersey	Camden	210	$119,310	0.6
New Jersey	Edison	370	$119,090	0.6
New Jersey	Newark	500	$106,400	0.8
New Jersey	Trenton	290	$111,090	2.3
New Mexico	Albuquerque	190	$128,500	0.8
New Mexico	Santa Fe	80	$72,300	2.3
New York	Albany	490	$91,320	1.8
New York	Buffalo	340	$92,750	1
New York	Ithaca	180		8.1
New York	Nassau	440	$97,930	0.6
New York	New York	3,830	$106,850	1.2
New York	Poughkeepsie	220	$99,030	1.5
New York	Rochester	470	$110,530	1.5
New York	Syracuse	270	$100,790	1.4
New York	Utica	150	$80,960	2
North Carolina	Asheville	130	$58,460	1.2
North Carolina	Charlotte	710	$75,340	1.3
North Carolina	Durham	540	$74,550	3.3
North Carolina	Fayetteville	90	$70,330	1.3
North Carolina	Greensboro	390	$86,090	1.7
North Carolina	Hickory	130	$66,570	1.4
North Carolina	Raleigh	1,790	$91,050	5.7
North Carolina	Wilmington	170	$87,510	2
North Carolina	Winston Salem	360	$91,610	2.8
North Dakota	Grand Forks	30	$109,280	1.2
Ohio	Akron	150	$84,320	0.7
Ohio	Canton	70	$91,370	0.7
Ohio	Cincinnati	420	$115,450	0.7
Ohio	Cleveland	400	$102,260	0.6
Ohio	Columbus	640	$115,700	1.1
Ohio	Dayton	190	$108,530	0.8
Ohio	Toledo	170	$108,890	0.9
Ohio	Youngstown	80	$111,920	0.6
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	360	$91,770	1
Oklahoma	Tulsa	230	$60,480	0.9
Oregon	Eugene	100	$90,910	1.1
Oregon	Portland	680	$80,800	1.1
Oregon	Salem	80	$91,470	0.9
Pennsylvania	Allentown	270	$104,670	1.3
Pennsylvania	Erie	110	$64,190	1.5
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	300	$97,850	1.6
Pennsylvania	Johnstown	60	$68,420	2
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	160	$82,990	1.1
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1,990	$122,450	1.7
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	1,350	$78,730	1.9
Pennsylvania	Reading	140	$64,110	1.4
Pennsylvania	Scranton	230	$90,570	1.5
Pennsylvania	York	30	$73,210	0.3
Rhode Island	Providence	610	$102,770	1.8
South Carolina	Anderson	40	$55,360	1.2
South Carolina	Charleston	140	$85,310	0.8
South Carolina	Columbia	160	$99,700	0.7
South Carolina	Greenville	400	$94,780	2.2
South Carolina	Myrtle Beach	90	$74,030	1.3
South Carolina	Spartanburg	50		0.7
Tennessee	Chattanooga	110	$70,830	0.8
Tennessee	Clarksville	70	$82,770	1.7
Tennessee	Kingsport	40	$77,060	0.6
Tennessee	Knoxville	210	$79,390	1
Tennessee	Memphis	250	$87,470	0.7
Tennessee	Nashville	440	$84,090	0.9
Texas	Amarillo	50	$88,970	0.9
Texas	Austin	280	$129,710	0.6
Texas	Corpus Christi	60	$99,610	0.6
Texas	Dallas	720	$97,510	0.6
Texas	El Paso	260	$127,680	1.6
Texas	Fort Worth	270	$99,240	0.5
Texas	Houston	620	$106,360	0.4
Texas	Killeen	90	$72,460	1.3
Texas	Lubbock	100	$143,710	1.4
Texas	San Antonio	400	$83,210	0.8
Texas	Tyler	50	$90,770	1
Texas	Waco	70		1.3
Utah	Ogden	90	$90,920	0.8
Utah	Salt Lake City	440	$91,150	1.1
Virginia	Danville	30	$82,850	1.7
Virginia	Lynchburg	50	$69,350	0.9
Virginia	Richmond	440		1.2
Virginia	Roanoke	50	$79,370	0.5
Virginia	Virginia Beach	710	$90,310	1.5
Washington	Olympia	50	$95,840	0.9
Washington	Seattle	920	$94,800	1
Washington	Spokane	190	$89,050	1.5
Washington	Tacoma	180	$78,580	1.1
West Virginia	Charleston	70	$66,830	0.8
West Virginia	Wheeling	50	$67,870	1.4
Wisconsin	Eau Claire	120	$69,110	2.8
Wisconsin	Fond	50	$81,330	2.2
Wisconsin	Green Bay	120	$81,200	1.2
Wisconsin	Janesville	40	$68,140	1.1
Wisconsin	Madison	610	$95,860	3
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	710	$89,200	1.4

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