2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree School for You
With 46,469 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
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The Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 351 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for education admin majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Educational Administration
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the United States for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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Out of the 351 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 351 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Out of the 351 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the # 5 spot on the list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
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Centenary University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
University of Delaware landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree educational administration programs. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
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University of St Francis ranked #9 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Gwynedd Mercy University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley.
University of Maryland - College Park came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
Russell Sage College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.
With a ranking of #13, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
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Wilkes University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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St John’s University - New York came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #19, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.
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Creighton University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
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Drake University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #22, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.
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University of North Georgia landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree educational administration programs. UNG is a large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.
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Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #25, National Louis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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Rest of the Top Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 351 different United States educational administration schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA |
| 52 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh, PA |
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
| 54 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 55 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 56 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 57 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 58 | Monmouth University | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 59 | Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ |
| 60 | University of St Thomas Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN |
| 61 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 62 | Brigham Young University - Provo | Provo, UT |
| 63 | Saint Peter’s University | Jersey City, NJ |
| 64 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
| 65 | Cardinal Stritch University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 66 | College of Saint Mary | Omaha, NE |
| 67 | California University of Pennsylvania | California, PA |
| 68 | University of Wisconsin - Stout | Menomonie, WI |
| 69 | California State University - East Bay | Hayward, CA |
| 70 | Lewis University | Romeoville, IL |
Educational Administration by Region
View the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Education Admin
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Education Admin Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Educational Leadership & Administration | 32,837 |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 4,709 |
| Other Educational Administration & Supervision | 2,247 |
| Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision | 1,727 |
| Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship | 1,572 |
| Superintendency & Educational System Administration | 1,107 |
| Urban Education & Leadership | 736 |
| Adult & Continuing Education Administration | 462 |
| Secondary School Administration/Principalship | 452 |
| Community College Education | 354 |
| Administration of Special Education | 186 |
| Early Childhood Program Administration | 70 |
| International School Administration/Leadership | 10 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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