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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree School for You

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 1,107 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in New Jersey 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the most popular school in New Jersey for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

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

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Out of the 21 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the # 2 spot on the list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

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

Read full report on Educational Administration at The College of New Jersey

#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the education admin majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgian Court University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in New Jersey. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.

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

Full Educational Administration at Georgian Court University Report

#5

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

Out of the 21 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Peter’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Saint Peter's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Jersey City.

About 68% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#6

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

Women make up 66% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at New Jersey City University Report

With a ranking of #7, Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in education admin at Ramapo College, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Ramapo College of New Jersey Report

William Paterson University of New Jersey 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in education admin at William Paterson University, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Full Educational Administration at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

#9

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

Centenary University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the large suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#9

Kean University

Union, NJ

With a ranking of #9, Kean University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Union.

About 64% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,855
New York 3,715
Maryland 548
District of Columbia 355
Delaware 292

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 21 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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