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2023 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

64 Colleges
$54,435 Avg Salary

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.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 64 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

#1

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Our analysis found Trinity University to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Lutheran University is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Seguin, TLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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Out of the 64 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of St. Thomas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Southern Nazarene University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethany.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Educational Administration students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
12 Lamar University Beaumont, TX

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,028
Texas 4,961
New Mexico 99
Oklahoma 567

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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