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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region

22 Colleges
$58,022 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the online education admin 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. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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

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Out of the 22 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the # 3 spot on the list. AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

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#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

The excellent online programs at Tarleton State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Aspen University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aspen University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Northeastern State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

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#7

Schreiner University

Kerrville, TX

Schreiner University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Kerrville, Schreiner University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Houston Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

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#10

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online educational administration schools 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 22 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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