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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

20 Colleges
$54,435 Avg Salary

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

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,582 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Liberty University Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 142 students majoring in education admin at GMU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Full Educational Administration at George Mason University Report

#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Old Dominion University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Educational Administration at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#5

Averett University

Danville, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Averett University is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. AU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Danville.

About 65% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 35% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Averett University

#6

Radford University

Radford, VA

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

Women make up 54% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#7

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in education admin at William & Mary, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#8

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in education admin at Lynchburg, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Strayer University - Virginia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

Women make up 91% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Strayer University - Virginia Report

#10

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in education admin at Virginia Tech, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Virginia Tech Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,005
Tennessee 1,225
North Carolina 1,205
Georgia 776
Florida 1,764
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
Louisiana 538
Mississippi 783
Alabama 618

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 20 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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