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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region

75 Colleges
$53,910 Avg Salary
$43,207 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 75 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the education admin programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Our analysis found Drake University to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

The excellent programs at Northwestern College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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The excellent programs at Winona State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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#5

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

The excellent programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN

Martin Luther College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Northern State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

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#11

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, NE

College of Saint Mary landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Located in the city of Omaha, Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Wayne State College Wayne, NE
13 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
14 Chadron State College Chadron, NE
15 Dordt University Sioux Center, IA

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
Kansas 646
Nebraska 782
North Dakota 136
South Dakota 158

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 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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