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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in Illinois

27 Colleges
$71,199 Avg Salary
$35,773 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 5th in Illinois. In fact, 1,821 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Educational Administration Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in Illinois

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for educational administration students. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

North Central College

Naperville, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Central College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in Illinois list. North Central is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Naperville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in Illinois list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

The excellent programs at Olivet Nazarene University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in Illinois list. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

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#7

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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#8

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, National Louis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Illinois State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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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