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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region

37 Colleges
$53,910 Avg Salary
$43,207 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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Colleges.

#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 degree in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent online programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means William Woods University is a great place for educational administration students pursuing an online degree. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fulton.

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Out of the 37 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis 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 large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health 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 city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Southeast Missouri State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

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Explore the most popular online educational administration schools 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 26 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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