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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

15 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Plains States 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

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Creighton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

Women make up 57% of the education admin majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Woods University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for educational administration students working on their online doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Women make up 62% of the education admin majors at the school.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Nebraska Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

About 74% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 26% are male.

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Out of the 15 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 72% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #7, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in education admin at KU, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

About 88% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 15 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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