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Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Check out the education admin doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 32 students majoring in education admin at CU Anschutz, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Full Educational Administration at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

About 61% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 39% are male.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Taft University System landed the # 3 spot on the list. Taft Law School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Denver.

Of the 25 students majoring in education admin at Taft Law School, 76% are male and 24% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Taft University System Report

#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 4 spot on the list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 15 students majoring in education admin at DU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in education admin at Colorado State, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

University of Northern Colorado landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Northwest Nazarene University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Nampa.

Women make up 56% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northwest Nazarene University

Montana State University 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 #8 on the list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

Of the 6 students majoring in education admin at MSU Bozeman, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

Women make up 40% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Idaho State University

With a ranking of #10, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in education admin at BYU, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 758
Utah 669
Idaho 149
Wyoming 34
Montana 96

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 11 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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