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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia

17 Colleges
$59,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Virginia to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

Out of the 17 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia ranking. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

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#7

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford 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. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,005
Tennessee 1,225
North Carolina 1,205
Georgia 776
Florida 1,764
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
Louisiana 538
Mississippi 783
Alabama 618

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 17 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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