2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Educational Administration 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.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 133 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Educational Administration Schools
Our analysis found American College of Education to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
While working on their degree, education admin majors at Purdue University Global accumulate an average of around $45,995 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Viterbo University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Ball State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #8, University of Dayton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
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Eastern Michigan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Education Admin majors at UWM take out an average of $39,250 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Northern Illinois University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
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Eastern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population.
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #15 on the list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.
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Aurora University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.
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Wayne State University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
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Northeastern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #19 on the list. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh | Oshkosh, WI |
| 22 | Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 23 | Ashland University | Ashland, OH |
| 24 | University of Wisconsin - Superior | Superior, WI |
| 25 | Bowling Green State University - Main Campus | Bowling Green, OH |
| 26 | Indiana State University | Terre Haute, IN |
| 26 | Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL |
Best Educational Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 1,033 |
| Illinois | 1,825 |
| Indiana | 2,252 |
| Michigan | 877 |
| Wisconsin | 909 |
Majors Related to Education Admin
Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Education Admin Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Education Admin
| 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 25 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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