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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 85 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our analysis found Lamar University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college 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 Lamar University Report

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

About 72% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Out of the 85 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Educational Administration at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

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

Full Educational Administration at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Of the 264 students majoring in education admin at NAU, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Northern Arizona University Report

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 186 students majoring in education admin at UT Rio Grande Valley, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

University of North Texas 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 #7 on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

Of the 165 students majoring in education admin at UNT, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Durant.

Women make up 63% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the town of Commerce.

Women make up 70% of the education admin majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 28% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at The University of Texas at Tyler

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

About 87% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 13% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Texas A&M University - College Station

With a ranking of #12, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Educational Administration students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
13 University of St. Thomas Houston, TX
14 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
15 Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK
16 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
17 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
17 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,028
Texas 4,961
New Mexico 99
Oklahoma 567

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 26 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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