2023 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Educational Administration Master'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.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 95 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Lutheran College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Central College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Naperville.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carthage College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Carroll University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waukesha.
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Lewis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.
University of St Francis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree 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.
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Bradley University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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Aurora University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.
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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
Eastern Illinois University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Michigan State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Educational Administration students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Viterbo University | La Crosse, WI |
| 16 | Concordia University, Chicago | River Forest, IL |
| 17 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 18 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 19 | University of Mount Union | Alliance, OH |
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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