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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Educational Administration 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 97 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lamar University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for educational administration students. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for educational administration students. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for educational administration students. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for educational administration students. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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 midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Durant.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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Abilene Christian University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Abilene Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Abilene.

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The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#13

University of St. Thomas

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #13, University of St. Thomas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#14

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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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 Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
15 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
15 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX
17 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
18 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
19 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,028
Texas 4,961
New Mexico 99
Oklahoma 567

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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