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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for educational administration students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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The excellent online programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means William Woods University is a great place for educational administration students pursuing an online degree. Located in the distant town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Nebraska Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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Southeast Missouri State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

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#10

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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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 25 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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