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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region

26 Colleges
$58,893 Avg Salary
$31,702 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education admin programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#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. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

The excellent online programs at Edgewood College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.

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With a ranking of #6, Cardinal Stritch University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Cardinal Stritch is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Milwaukee.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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With a ranking of #9, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 26 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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