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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region

101 Colleges
$58,893 Avg Salary
$31,702 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 101 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 15% Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#3

North Central College

Naperville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Carthage College is a great place for educational administration students. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

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#6

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

Edgewood College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.

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#7

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

Carroll University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#9

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

With a ranking of #9, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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#10

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#11

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#12

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.

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National Louis University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Illinois State 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. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Educational Administration students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
17 Viterbo University La Crosse, WI
18 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
19 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
20 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges 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 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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