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

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$54,435 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 207 degrees and certificates from a West Virginia school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in West 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.

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

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Our analysis found Marshall University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in West Virginia. Marshall University is a large public school located in the city of Huntington.

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

Full Educational Administration at Marshall University Report

#2

Salem University

Salem, WV

Out of the 9 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Salem is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Salem.

Of the 21 students majoring in education admin at Salem, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Institute, WVSU is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 53% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#4

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheeling University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in education admin at Wheeling University, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 44% are male.

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American Public University System landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Alderson Broaddus University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Alderson Broaddus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Philippi.

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Strayer University - West Virginia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the suburb of Scott Depot, Strayer University - West Virginia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Full Educational Administration at Strayer University - West Virginia Report

Fairmont State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

Full Educational Administration at Fairmont State University Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Colleges 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
Virginia 1,582
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 9 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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