Find Teaching Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

49 Colleges
$54,435 Avg Salary

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.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in the New England 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.

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

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

Women make up 75% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 49 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

Full Educational Administration at Boston University Report

#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 49 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Women make up 73% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read More…

#4

Providence College

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Women make up 71% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Providence College Report

#5

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Merrimack College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the New England Region . Merrimack is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Andover.

Women make up 84% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Merrimack College Report

#6

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 24% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Endicott College

#6

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

With a ranking of #6, Fitchburg State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.

About 73% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 27% are male.

Read More…

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

Women make up 71% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

University of Maine at Farmington 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Farmington, UMaine Farmington is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in education admin at UMaine Farmington, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Read More…

With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts - Lowell 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 Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 419
Massachusetts 776
Maine 164
Vermont 34
New Hampshire 335
Rhode Island 114

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 27 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.

Featured Schools

Find Teaching Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited education & teaching schools across the U.S.