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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Educational Administration Master'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.

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The Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 115 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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.

Check out the education admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found American College of Education to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s 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.

About 68% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 115 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

About 69% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 115 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 3 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Of the 109 students majoring in education admin at Purdue University Global, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Out of the 115 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

Women make up 79% of the education admin majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northeastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 93 students majoring in education admin at Northeastern Illinois University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 61% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Ball State University

#7

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 63% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Eastern Illinois University Report

University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 69% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Grand Valley State University

#10

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.

Women make up 63% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Aurora University Report

University of Wisconsin - Superior came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Superior, UW - Superior is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in education admin at UW - Superior, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Wisconsin - Superior

#12

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 69% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Ashland University Report

#13

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

About 75% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Michigan State University

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Report

Northern Illinois University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Of the 60 students majoring in education admin at NIU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Western Illinois University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in education admin at WIU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#17

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in education admin at UDayton, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Full Educational Administration at University of Dayton Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Educational Administration students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
18 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
19 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
19 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
21 Viterbo University La Crosse, WI
22 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
22 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools 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

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 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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