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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 82 schools in the Plains States 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.

Check out the education admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named William Woods University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fulton.

Of the 218 students majoring in education admin at William Woods, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Full Educational Administration at William Woods University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwest Missouri State University is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 61% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Out of the 82 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.

Of the 149 students majoring in education admin at Concordia University, Nebraska, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 140 students majoring in education admin at ESU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 82 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 134 students majoring in education admin at Capella University, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Fort Hays State University 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 remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 89 students majoring in education admin at FHSU, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Southeast Missouri 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 city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 69% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#8

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

About 74% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 26% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Drake University Report

#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University 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 city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 16% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Kansas State University Report

With a ranking of #11, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

Women make up 77% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#11

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 64% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Lindenwood University Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Doane University Crete, NE
14 Northwestern College Orange City, IA
14 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
14 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Kansas 646
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
South Dakota 158
North Dakota 136
Nebraska 782

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 25 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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