2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the education admin programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 15% Best Educational Administration Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wisconsin Lutheran College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for educational administration students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Out of the 108 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 108 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central College landed the # 3 spot on the list. North Central is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Naperville.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.
The excellent programs at Carthage College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Edgewood College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, Edgewood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Carroll University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waukesha.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Aurora University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #10 on the list. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.
Lewis University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.
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With a ranking of #12, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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National Louis University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #14 on the list. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.
Illinois State University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
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Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #16 on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Viterbo University | La Crosse, WI |
| 18 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 20 | Eastern Illinois University | Charleston, IL |
| 21 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
Best Educational Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best educational administration schools 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 |
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Educational Administration Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education Admin
| 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).
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