I'd caution against lumping all "administrative" functions together as culprits of this bloat. There are quite a few departments in Universities that play key r

I'd caution against lumping all "administrative" functions together as culprits of this bloat. There are quite a few departments in Universities that play key roles, have high visibility, and are thus underpaid for the work they do because there is high demand from the workforce for those roles and the skill sets don't necessarily have a super high bar set for them like a Masters. This is a problem at universities of all sizes and reputation.