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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 46,469 educational administration students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

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The Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 58 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Education the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 58 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 58% of the education admin majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 63 students majoring in education admin at NLU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Women make up 69% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Out of the 58 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

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

Full Educational Administration at Northern Illinois University Report

#6

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

Women make up 54% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Ferris State University

With a ranking of #6, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 25% are male.

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University of St Francis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

Of the 28 students majoring in education admin at University of Saint Francis, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#9

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.

Of the 26 students majoring in education admin at Aurora, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

Edgewood College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, Edgewood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 42% are male.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 25 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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