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

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Finding the Best Educational Administration Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 95 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Top 15% Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#2

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wisconsin Lutheran College is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Carthage College is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

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#5

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of St Francis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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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#8

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

With a ranking of #8, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

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#9

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#12

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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#13

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #13, Michigan State 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 East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Western Illinois University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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Honorable Mentions

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
15 Viterbo University La Crosse, WI
16 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
17 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
18 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
19 University of Mount Union Alliance, OH

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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