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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in Tennessee

23 Colleges
$58,399 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Tennessee. With 1,211 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Best Educational Administration Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for education admin majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for educational administration students. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#2

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

The excellent programs at Southern Adventist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Tennessee. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Collegedale.

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#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in Tennessee list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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Out of the 23 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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#5

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

Out of the 23 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the # 5 spot on the list. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Henderson.

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#6

Union University

Jackson, TN

Union University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools in Tennessee ranking. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Jackson.

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With a ranking of #7, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #8 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in Tennessee list. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the city of Chattanooga.

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#9

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

Carson - Newman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Jefferson City.

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Trevecca Nazarene University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,582
Florida 1,540
Georgia 739
North Carolina 1,205
Kentucky 1,005
Louisiana 538
Alabama 618
South Carolina 402
Mississippi 783
Arkansas 1,193
West Virginia 207

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

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 23 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).
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