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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Virginia

22 Colleges
$59,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for educational administration students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for educational administration students. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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#8

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Averett University

Danville, VA

Averett University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. AU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Danville.

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#10

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

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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
Georgia 776
Florida 1,764
West Virginia 207
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 22 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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