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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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

Full Educational Administration at Western Governors University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 68% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at University of Northern Colorado Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 30% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Colorado State University - Global Campus Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 76% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

About 85% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#7

Regis University

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #7, Regis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

About 83% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 29% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Boise State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 758
Utah 669
Idaho 149
Wyoming 34
Montana 96

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 22 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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