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2023 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 641 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for education admin majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Educational Administration

Our analysis found Bank Street College of Education to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the United States. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

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Out of the 641 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 3 spot on the 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandman University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. 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

The excellent master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#7

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #8, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#9

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #9, Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #10, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. 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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Fresno Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.

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#12

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

University of Scranton ranked #12 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

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#13

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #13, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#14

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

With a ranking of #14, Drake University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

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The College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#16

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #16, Trinity University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#17

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

Northwestern College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. NWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Orange City.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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The College of Saint Rose ranked #19 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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#21

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Concordia University, Irvine landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#23

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

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#24

North Central College

Naperville, IL

With a ranking of #24, North Central College did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. North Central is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Naperville.

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With a ranking of #25, Texas Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Seguin, TLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

#28

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA
#30

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA
#32

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY
#33

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
#34

University of Delaware

Newark, DE
#35

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA
#36

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI
#37

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA
#38

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD
#39

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY
#40

National University

La Jolla, CA
#41

Providence College

Providence, RI
#43

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA
#44

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND
#46

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
#48

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
#49

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
#50

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 641 different United States educational administration schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ
52 Whitworth University Spokane, WA
53 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
54 Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN
55 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
56 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
57 Berry College Mount Berry, GA
58 Fordham University Bronx, NY
59 Hunter College New York, NY
60 Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA
61 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
62 Hood College Frederick, MD
63 Winona State University Winona, MN
64 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
65 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
66 University of Washington - Bothell Campus Bothell, WA
67 University of St Francis Joliet, IL
68 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
69 Bradley University Peoria, IL
70 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
71 Northern State University Aberdeen, SD
72 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
73 American University Washington, DC
74 Aurora University Aurora, IL
75 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
76 LIU Post Brookville, NY
77 University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK
78 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
79 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
80 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
81 Doane University Crete, NE
82 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
83 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
84 Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA
85 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
86 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
87 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
88 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
89 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA
90 Chadron State College Chadron, NE
91 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
92 Dordt University Sioux Center, IA
93 Wayne State College Wayne, NE
94 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
95 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
96 Towson University Towson, MD

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Educational Administration students that almost earned our Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
97 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
98 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
99 John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR
100 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
101 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
102 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
103 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
104 Pace University - New York New York, NY
105 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
106 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA
107 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA
108 Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ
109 Western Illinois University Macomb, IL
110 Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, HI
111 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
112 Viterbo University La Crosse, WI
113 Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY
114 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
115 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
116 Creighton University Omaha, NE
117 Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT
118 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
119 Boston University Boston, MA
120 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
121 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
122 George Washington University Washington, DC
123 California State University - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
124 Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA
125 University of Georgia Athens, GA
126 Seattle University Seattle, WA
127 Baker University Baldwin City, KS
128 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA

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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