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2023 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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$54,435 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 1,855 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the education admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lehigh University the best school in Pennsylvania for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Scranton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Joseph’s University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#5

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA

Out of the 36 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of New Wilmington, Westminster New Wilmington is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Holy Family University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

Gwynedd Mercy 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 #7 on the list. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley.

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#8

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,107
New York 3,715
Maryland 548
District of Columbia 355
Delaware 292

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Admin Concentrations

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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