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

12 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. 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.

The Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the online education admin doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Women make up 68% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Grand Canyon University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for educational administration students working on their online doctor’s degree. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

About 81% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 19% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

Of the 30 students majoring in education admin at AIU Online, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#5

Aspen University

Denver, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Aspen University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 70% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Aspen University Report

With a ranking of #6, Houston Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online doctor’s degree. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 78% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Houston Baptist University Report

With a ranking of #7, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online doctor’s degree. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

Women make up 64% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 26% are male.

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in education admin at SFASU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the education admin majors at the school.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,028
Texas 4,961
New Mexico 99
Oklahoma 567

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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 12 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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