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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Washington

17 Colleges
$78,129 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 4th in Washington. In fact, 424 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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 Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Washington to see which 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City University of Seattle. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Washington list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Out of the 17 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.

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#5

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Washington. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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With a ranking of #6, Western Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

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Central Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. CWU is a large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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Washington State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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Saint Martin’s University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Washington list. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey.

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 381
California 2,692
Nevada 153
Hawaii 97
Alaska 55

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 17 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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