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2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

48 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 46,469 educational administration students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the education admin doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Francis the best school in the Great Lakes Region for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#4

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Edgewood College is a great place for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, Edgewood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Out of the 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Northern Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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Illinois State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,033
Illinois 1,825
Indiana 2,252
Michigan 877
Wisconsin 909

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Admin Focus Areas

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

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 26 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.

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