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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

16 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

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

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 1,764 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Florida to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

Our 2023 rankings named St. Thomas University the most popular school in Florida for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. STU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens.

Women make up 61% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at St. Thomas University

#2

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

Out of the 16 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in education admin at SEU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Southeastern University Report

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 16 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

Women make up 74% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Florida State University

#4

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lynn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boca Raton.

Women make up 77% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Lynn University Report

Out of the 16 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

Of the 23 students majoring in education admin at UCF, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Educational Administration at University of Central Florida Report

#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #7, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 36% are male.

Full Educational Administration at University of Florida Report

#8

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

With a ranking of #8, University of North Florida 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 Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in education admin at UNF, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of North Florida

#9

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

Florida Southern College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Florida Southern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakeland.

Of the 8 students majoring in education admin at Florida Southern, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Florida International University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

About 67% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Florida International University

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,005
Tennessee 1,225
North Carolina 1,205
Georgia 776
Virginia 1,582
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
Louisiana 538
Mississippi 783
Alabama 618

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 16 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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