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2023 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

6 Colleges
$54,435 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was the most popular one in District of Columbia. In total, 355 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in District of Columbia.

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The Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in Educational Administration

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Global Region. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Strayer University - District of Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Located in the city of Washington, Strayer University - District of Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,107
Pennsylvania 1,855
New York 3,715
Maryland 548
Delaware 292

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 6 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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