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2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

7 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 Mississippi. In fact, 783 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Mississippi

The colleges and universities below are the best for education admin majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Doctorate in Educational Administration

#1

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

Our 2023 rankings named William Carey University the best school in Mississippi for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

University of Mississippi

University, MS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Mississippi is a great place for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of University.

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#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Mississippi State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Mississippi. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

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#4

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Mississippi College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Mississippi. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Full Educational Administration at University of Southern Mississippi Report

#6

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven 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 #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Jackson State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,005
Tennessee 1,225
North Carolina 1,205
Florida 1,764
Georgia 776
Virginia 1,582
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
Louisiana 538
Alabama 618

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 7 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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