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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Mississippi

10 Colleges
$52,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 2nd in Mississippi. In fact, 783 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Mississippi 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.

Check out the education admin programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Mississippi.

#1

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

Our 2023 rankings named William Carey University the most popular school in Mississippi for educational administration students. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Belhaven University is a great place for educational administration students. Located in the city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

The excellent programs at Mississippi College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Mississippi. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

University of Mississippi

University, MS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Mississippi is a great place for educational administration students. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the town of University.

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#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Out of the 10 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

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#6

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

With a ranking of #6, Delta State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Jackson State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Jackson.

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University of Southern Mississippi came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Mississippi ranking. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

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#9

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

With a ranking of #9, Alcorn State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the remote area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State is a public school with a small student population.

Full Educational Administration at Alcorn State University Report

Strayer University - Mississippi came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Mississippi ranking. Strayer University - Mississippi is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

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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
Florida 1,764
Georgia 776
Virginia 1,582
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
Louisiana 538
Alabama 618

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 10 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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