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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

161 Colleges
$72,441 Avg Salary
$24,217 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

With 46,469 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 161 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named The College of Saint Rose the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for educational administration students. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bank Street College of Education is a great place for educational administration students. Bank Street College of Education is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

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#5

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#7

Hunter College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #7, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

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#8

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Point Park University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Education Admin majors at Point Park take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #9, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#11

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #12 on the list. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#13

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

McDaniel College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The College of New Jersey ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

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#15

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#16

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#17

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #17, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#18

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

With a ranking of #18, LIU Post did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville.

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California University of Pennsylvania ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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#20

American University

Washington, DC

American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #20 on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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St John’s University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Read full report on Educational Administration at St John’s University - New York

#22

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#23

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #24, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

The average amount in student loans that education admin majors at Pitt take out is $16,687.

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Honorable Mentions

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
25 Immaculata University Immaculata, PA
25 Canisius College Buffalo, NY
27 Niagara University Niagara University, NY
28 Hood College Frederick, MD
29 Saint Peter’s University Jersey City, NJ
30 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
31 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
32 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
32 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
32 SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY
32 Touro College New York, NY

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,107
Pennsylvania 1,855
New York 3,715
Maryland 548
District of Columbia 355
Delaware 292

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

Majors Similar to Education Admin

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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