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2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

48 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 45,458 educational administration students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of St Francis to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Edgewood College is a great place for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

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#5

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Aurora University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree educational administration programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 866
Illinois 1,821
Ohio 856
Indiana 2,122
Wisconsin 862

One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 26 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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