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2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

17 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 2nd in Illinois. In fact, 1,825 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Illinois

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 analysis found University of St Francis to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. 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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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 17 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aurora University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Illinois at 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Western Illinois University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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 17 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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