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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Illinois

33 Colleges
$71,199 Avg Salary
$35,773 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 2nd in Illinois. In fact, 1,825 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in Illinois 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.

Check out the education admin programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for educational administration students. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for educational administration students. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 33 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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#5

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Out of the 33 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Northeastern Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Western Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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University of St Francis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,033
Indiana 2,252
Michigan 877
Wisconsin 909

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Admin Concentrations

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 26 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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