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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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. 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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Plains States 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

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 79% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 21% are male.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 28% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Woods University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fulton.

About 71% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Educational Administration at William Woods University Report

#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 57% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Creighton University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the education admin majors at the school.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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 #6 on the list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

About 78% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 22% are male.

Full Educational Administration at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Women make up 57% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Saint Louis University

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 26% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 32 students majoring in education admin at UMN Twin Cities, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#10

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

With a ranking of #10, Baker University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Baker University Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges 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

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 27 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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