Urban Education and Leadership Degrees (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Urban Education and Leadership maps to BLS occupations averaging about $89,176, with roughly 736,960 workers nationwide in those roles. Median in-state published tuition is about $10,240; common paths include Teachers and Instructors, All Other and Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary.
Key Statistics
Urban Education and Leadership: what the data shows
Common questions about urban education and leadership degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.
What is a urban education and leadership degree?
A Urban Education and Leadership program is classified under NCES CIP 13.0410 in the Educational Administration and Supervision field family (13.04).
A program that focuses on issues and problems specific to the educational needs of populations and communities located in metropolitan, inner city, and related areas and prepares individuals to provide educational services and administrative leadership in urban contexts. Includes instruction in 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
IPEDS counted 55 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.
Types of urban education and leadership degrees and related programs
Other NCES program codes in the 13.04 family with pages on EDsmart Data:
- Administration of Special Education (CIP 13.0402)
- Adult and Continuing Education Administration (CIP 13.0403)
- Community College Administration (CIP 13.0407)
- Early Childhood Program Administration (CIP 13.0414)
- Education Entrepreneurship (CIP 13.0413)
- Educational Administration & Support (CIP 13.0401)
- Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision (CIP 13.0404)
- Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship (CIP 13.0408)
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (CIP 13.0406)
- International School Administration/Leadership (CIP 13.0412)
- Secondary School Administration/Principalship (CIP 13.0409)
- Superintendency and Educational System Administration (CIP 13.0411)
How long does it take to get a urban education and leadership degree?
Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 13.0410 in our file:
- 55 Bachelor's (12.2% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
- 384 Master's (85.1% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
- 12 Doctorate (2.7% of IPEDS total)—varies by program
Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.
What degree do you need?
For Teachers and Instructors, All Other (top mapped occupation), O*NET incumbent surveys in our career profile report these education credentials most often: Some college (29%), High School or Equivalent (27%), Bachelors Degree (22%).
O*NET education distributions describe incumbent workers, not minimum legal or employer requirements.
What jobs can you get with a urban education and leadership degree?
Our degree→occupation mapping links Urban Education and Leadership to the BLS roles below. Employment is U.S. OEWS; median wage is national May 2024 where published in our extract.
| Occupation | U.S. employment | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers and Instructors, All Other | 125,010 | $64,690 |
| Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | 11,430 | $84,290 |
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | 114,410 | $61,430 |
| Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary | 5,260 | $95,770 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | 97,890 | $80,190 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 382,960 | $58,570 |
See Careers & Jobs for mean wages and industry context.
Is a urban education and leadership degree worth it?
College Scorecard national medians for the Educational Administration and Supervision bachelor's program family: median debt $12,928, median earnings $47,433 four years after enrollment. Debt-to-earnings proxy: 0.34.
About 4.3% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians.
Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $10,240 and median net price is $18,551.
We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.
Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Urban Education and Leadership and the types of students that study this field.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
$10,240 Median In-State Public
$37,800 Median Out of State Private
Tuition costs for Urban Education and Leadership majors are, on average, $10,240 for in-state public colleges, and $37,800 for out of state private colleges.
Tuition costs comparison for Urban Education and Leadership programs.
Degrees Awarded Over Time
100,000 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Urban Education and Leadership from 2015 to 2023.
Historical trend of degrees awarded in Urban Education and Leadership.
Top 5 Schools by Enrollment
| # | School | State | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 2 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 3 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 4 | Western Governors University | UT | 155,088 |
| 5 | Western Governors University | UT | 155,088 |
Schools with the largest enrollment offering Urban Education and Leadership programs.
Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition
| # | School | State | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Bernardino Valley College | CA | $1,196 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Valley College | CA | $1,238 |
| 3 | Los Angeles City College | CA | $1,238 |
| 4 | Richmond Community College | NC | $1,956 |
| 5 | Davidson-Davie Community College | NC | $1,980 |
Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Urban Education and Leadership programs.
Top 5 Lowest Net Price
| # | School | State | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas | TX | $1,300 |
| 2 | Gordon Cooper Technology Center | OK | $1,680 |
| 3 | Johnston Community College | NC | $1,776 |
| 4 | Oglala Lakota College | SD | $1,895 |
| 5 | Robeson Community College | NC | $2,892 |
Schools with the lowest average net price for Urban Education and Leadership programs.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rate data is not available for this degree program.
Graduation/completion rates for Urban Education and Leadership programs across institutions.
Where students complete this major (IPEDS)
Bachelor's-level completions (IPEDS Completions, award level 5) summed by institution state. State is taken from IPEDS Directory (HD2023) for each reporting institution.
Geographic concentration
The largest number of reported bachelor's completions for Urban Education and Leadership is in WI (34 completions). That state represents about 61.8% of U.S. bachelor's completions reported for this CIP in the IPEDS file we use.
Among states, the highest concentration relative to all bachelor's degrees awarded in-state is DE (0.15% of that state's bachelor's completions).
Top states by count of bachelor's completions for this CIP (IPEDS).
| State | Bachelor's completions (this CIP) | % of U.S. total (this CIP) | % of state's all bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 34 | 61.8% | 0.04% |
| DE | 21 | 38.2% | 0.15% |
Related specializations
Other NCES program codes in the 13.04 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.
- Administration of Special Education CIP 13.0402
- Adult and Continuing Education Administration CIP 13.0403
- Community College Administration CIP 13.0407
- Early Childhood Program Administration CIP 13.0414
- Education Entrepreneurship CIP 13.0413
- Educational Administration & Support CIP 13.0401
- Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision CIP 13.0404
- Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship CIP 13.0408
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration CIP 13.0406
- International School Administration/Leadership CIP 13.0412
- Secondary School Administration/Principalship CIP 13.0409
- Superintendency and Educational System Administration CIP 13.0411
Degree Levels (IPEDS)
Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 13.0410 in the survey year used in our extract (451 total across levels below).
- 55 Bachelor's (12.2% of IPEDS total)
- 384 Master's (85.1% of IPEDS total)
- 12 Doctorate (2.7% of IPEDS total)
Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.
Careers & Jobs
Occupations linked to this major in our degree→career mapping, with wages and employment from processed BLS career profiles in this repo.
Across these BLS occupations, employment-weighted mean pay is about $89,176. Figures are national OEWS estimates for the occupation—not earnings of Urban Education and Leadership graduates alone.
Related occupations (BLS OEWS)
| Occupation | Mean annual wage | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers and Instructors, All Other | $92,692 | 125,010 |
| Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | $129,630 | 11,430 |
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | $91,347 | 114,410 |
| Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary | $126,897 | 5,260 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $130,318 | 97,890 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $75,138 | 382,960 |
Open each occupation for full career profile charts and industry breakdowns on EDsmart Data.
Program outcomes (College Scorecard)
National medians across bachelor's programs in the Educational Administration and Supervision CIP family (12 programs reporting debt). Not specific to every Urban Education and Leadership graduate.
- $12,928 median federal loan debt among completers
- $47,433 median earnings four years after enrollment (national program median)
- 0.34 debt-to-earnings ratio (Scorecard proxy)
- 4.3% of graduates not working and not enrolled one year out (program cohort)
Source: College Scorecard program-level outcomes aggregated by 4-digit CIP family.
Employment
Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
$89,176 Average Wage in Workforce
The average salary for Urban Education and Leadership majors is $89,176.
Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Urban Education and Leadership majors.
Occupations by Share
736,960 2023 Workforce
The number of Urban Education and Leadership graduates in the workforce has been growing.
Various jobs filled by those with a major in Urban Education and Leadership by share of the total number of graduates.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Urban Education and Leadership in the United States.
Workforce Age
N/A Average Age in 2023
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Urban Education and Leadership.
Age distribution for Urban Education and Leadership degree holders in the workforce.
Gender Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
55 Total Degrees Awarded
17 Male (30.91%)
38 Female (69.09%)
Gender distribution of Urban Education and Leadership degree recipients.
Race and Ethnicity Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
28 White (50.91%)
7 Hispanic or Latino (12.73%)
7 Black or African American (12.73%)
5 Two or More Races (9.09%)
2 Asian (3.64%)
Racial and ethnic distribution of Urban Education and Leadership degree recipients.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Urban Education and Leadership are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
Distribution of degree types awarded in Urban Education and Leadership.
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Urban Education and Leadership field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Required Skills
Urban Education and Leadership majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.
Rating of how necessary various skills are for Urban Education and Leadership majors.
Skills Bar Chart
This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.
Skill importance ratings for Urban Education and Leadership majors.
About
A program that focuses on issues and problems specific to the educational needs of populations and communities located in metropolitan, inner city, and related areas and prepares individuals to provide educational services and administrative leadership in urban contexts. Includes instruction in 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
In 2023, 100,000 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Urban Education and Leadership.
CIP Code
13.0410 - Urban Education and Leadership
What the data shows
At the program-family level, College Scorecard reports median debt of $12,928 for bachelor's completers and median earnings near $47,433, a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.34. Those figures describe national program cohorts in this CIP family—not every individual Urban Education and Leadership graduate.
Women earned 75.6% of 627 Urban Education and Leadership completions in the IPEDS file used here.
Mapped BLS occupations show employment-weighted mean pay of about $89,176. The largest mapped role by headcount is Teachers and Instructors, All Other (125,010 U.S. jobs in OEWS).
Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $10,240 in-state at public colleges and $37,800 at private institutions for programs in this field.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.