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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

13 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found American College of Education to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 58% of the education admin majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of St Francis is a great place for educational administration students working on their online doctor’s degree. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

Of the 28 students majoring in education admin at University of Saint Francis, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#4

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

Out of the 13 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Edgewood College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, Edgewood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 42% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cardinal Stritch University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Milwaukee, Cardinal Stritch is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

Of the 11 students majoring in education admin at BGSU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#7

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

Cornerstone University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in education admin at Cornerstone, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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National Louis University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 63 students majoring in education admin at NLU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree educational administration programs. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Crosse.

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#10

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Andrews University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Berrien Springs, Andrews is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in education admin at Andrews, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Explore the most popular online educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,033
Illinois 1,825
Indiana 2,252
Michigan 877
Wisconsin 909

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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 13 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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