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

15 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. 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.

The Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Plains States 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 79% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 15 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 57% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Creighton University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Woods University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fulton.

About 71% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 29% are male.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Educational Administration at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 28% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Maryville University of Saint Louis Report

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Full Educational Administration at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Report

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas 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 #7 on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Of the 24 students majoring in education admin at KU, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul 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. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

About 88% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Kansas 646
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
South Dakota 158
North Dakota 136
Nebraska 782

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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 15 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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