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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in West Virginia

9 Colleges
$49,490 Avg Salary
$17,609 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 207 degrees and certificates from a West Virginia school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in West 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Colleges.

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Our 2023 rankings named Marshall University the most popular school in West Virginia for educational administration students. Marshall University is a large public school located in the city of Huntington.

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#2

Salem University

Salem, WV

The excellent programs at Salem University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in West Virginia. Salem is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Salem.

On average, education admin graduates from Salem take out $17,609 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Out of the 9 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Institute, WVSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wheeling University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Fairmont State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

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Alderson Broaddus University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Alderson Broaddus University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Philippi.

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With a ranking of #9, Strayer University - West Virginia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the suburb of Scott Depot, Strayer University - West Virginia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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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
Virginia 1,582
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 9 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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