2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools
Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You
With 46,469 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Educational Administration Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 918 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the United States
Check out the education admin programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Educational Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Lamar University the most popular school in the United States for educational administration students. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American College of Education is a great place for educational administration students. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for educational administration students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The College of Saint Rose is a great place for educational administration students. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.
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The excellent programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the United States. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.
Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Western Governors University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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University of the Cumberlands ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
Capella University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
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University of Southern California came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Northern Arizona University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Stony Brook University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.
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With a ranking of #15, Bank Street College of Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Bank Street College of Education is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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William Woods University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools ranking. Located in the town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Loyola Marymount University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Montclair State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools ranking. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
University of West Alabama landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.
Northwest Missouri State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.
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With a ranking of #22, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, education admin graduates from Purdue University Global carry an average student debt load of $45,995.
Gardner - Webb University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.
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William Carey University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools ranking. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hattiesburg.
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Wilmington University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Educational Administration Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 918 different United States educational administration schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Educational Administration Schools award.
Educational Administration by Region
View the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools for a specific region near you.
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Educational Administration Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Education Admin Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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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