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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region

30 Colleges
$58,893 Avg Salary
$31,702 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs 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 .

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Education the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for educational administration students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Education Admin majors at Purdue University Global take out an average of $45,995 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for educational administration students pursuing an online degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for educational administration students pursuing an online degree. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of St Francis is a great place for educational administration students pursuing an online degree. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

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#6

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

Edgewood College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, Edgewood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Cardinal Stritch University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Milwaukee, Cardinal Stritch is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 30 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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