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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region

65 Colleges
$58,022 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region

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

#1

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Trinity University the best school in the Southwest Region for educational administration students. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Lutheran University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Seguin, TLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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The excellent 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 large 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of St. Thomas 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 city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Southern Nazarene University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bethany.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Houston Houston, TX
12 Lamar University Beaumont, TX
13 Texas A&M International University Laredo, 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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