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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools

708 Colleges
$61,457 Avg Salary
$32,661 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, 45,458 educational administration students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Educational Administration Schools ranking. This report analyzed 708 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the United States

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

Top 25 Top Schools in Educational Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Bank Street College of Education the best school in the United States for educational administration students. Located in the city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools list. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#4

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for educational administration students. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools ranking. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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With a ranking of #8, The College of Saint Rose did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Wisconsin Lutheran College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#11

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools list. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools ranking. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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#13

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #13, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#14

Russell Sage College

Troy, NY

Russell Sage College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools ranking. Located in the city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Fresno Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #15 on the list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.

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#16

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

University of Scranton ranked #16 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

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#17

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Concordia University, Irvine came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#19

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware ranked #19 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

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#20

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

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#21

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools ranking. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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With a ranking of #22, The College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#23

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Trinity University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#24

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

Northwestern College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. NWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Orange City.

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#25

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Hood College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools list. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Frederick.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Educational Administration Schools

#28

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA
#30

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ
#31

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA
#32

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY
#33

North Central College

Naperville, IL
#37

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
#38

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA
#39

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA
#41

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, GA
#45

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY
#46

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA
#47

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
#48

Creighton University

Omaha, NE
#50

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

Remaining Award Winners

This section shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Educational Administration Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 708 different United States educational administration schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
52 Edgewood College Madison, WI
53 Augusta University Augusta, GA
54 National University La Jolla, CA
55 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
56 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
57 Providence College Providence, RI
58 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
59 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
60 Manhattan College Riverdale, NY
61 Winona State University Winona, MN
62 University of Redlands Redlands, CA
63 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ
64 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
65 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
66 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
67 Saint Mary’s College of California Moraga, CA
68 Carroll University Waukesha, WI
69 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
70 York College of Pennsylvania York, PA
71 McDaniel College Westminster, MD
72 Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN
73 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
74 Whitworth University Spokane, WA
75 Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL
76 George Washington University Washington, DC
77 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
78 Pacific University Forest Grove, OR
79 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
80 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
81 Berry College Mount Berry, GA
82 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA
83 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
84 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
85 Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA
86 Hunter College New York, NY
87 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
88 University of Washington - Bothell Campus Bothell, WA
89 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
90 Aurora University Aurora, IL
91 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
92 Bradley University Peoria, IL
93 Northern State University Aberdeen, SD
94 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
95 City University of Seattle Seattle, WA
96 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
97 American University Washington, DC
98 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
99 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
100 Fordham University Bronx, NY
101 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
102 University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK
103 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
104 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
105 Villanova University Villanova, PA
106 Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Educational Administration Schools award.

Rank College Location
107 College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE
108 Wayne State College Wayne, NE
109 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA
110 National Louis University Chicago, IL
111 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
112 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA
113 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
114 University of Georgia Athens, GA
115 Gannon University Erie, PA
116 University of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie, WI
117 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
118 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
119 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
120 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
121 LIU Post Brookville, NY
122 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
123 Illinois State University Normal, IL
124 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
125 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
126 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
127 Chadron State College Chadron, NE
128 Dordt University Sioux Center, IA
129 Doane University Crete, NE
130 Viterbo University La Crosse, WI
131 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
132 Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, ID
133 John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR
134 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT
135 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
136 Pace University - New York New York, NY
137 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
138 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
139 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA
140 Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ
141 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI

Educational Administration by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Education Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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