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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

7 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs 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

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in Virginia for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#3

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hampton.

Of the 8 students majoring in education admin at Hampton, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#4

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia State University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public college with a small student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Virginia Medical School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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#5

Radford University

Radford, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

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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 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 7 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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