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

7 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 2nd in Mississippi. In fact, 783 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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.

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 Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Mississippi 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Jackson State University the most popular school in Mississippi for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

Of the 44 students majoring in education admin at Jackson State, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Jackson State University Report

#1

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

Our 2023 rankings named William Carey University the most popular school in Mississippi for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in education admin at William Carey University, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#3

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Belhaven University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in Mississippi. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Of the 12 students majoring in education admin at Southern Miss, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#5

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

About 56% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Mississippi State University Report

#7

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the town of University.

Women make up 67% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,005
Tennessee 1,225
North Carolina 1,205
Florida 1,764
Georgia 776
Virginia 1,582
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
Louisiana 538
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 7 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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