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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Education the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 63% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in education admin at Concordia University, Chicago, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#4

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Edgewood College is a great place for educational administration students working on their online doctor’s degree. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 58% of the education admin majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cardinal Stritch University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cardinal Stritch is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milwaukee.

Of the 20 students majoring in education admin at Cardinal Stritch, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#7

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #7, Cornerstone University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online doctor’s degree. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.

About 29% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 71% are male.

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National Louis University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 33% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Andrews University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Berrien Springs.

About 75% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Explore the most popular online educational administration schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 866
Illinois 1,821
Ohio 856
Indiana 2,122
Wisconsin 862

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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 13 schools only.

  • 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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