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2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$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. 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 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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States 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

#1

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Our analysis found Creighton University to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

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With a ranking of #6, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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College of Saint Mary came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#8

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary 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. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck.

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Wichita State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Kansas 646
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
South Dakota 158
North Dakota 136
Nebraska 782

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 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.

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