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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools

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Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, 45,458 educational administration students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Educational Administration Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 870 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a .

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lamar University the most popular school in the United States for educational administration students. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

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#2

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Education. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The excellent programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the United States. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of Saint Rose. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools list. Located in the small city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools list. A-State is a large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #6, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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#7

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#8

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools ranking. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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#9

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

With a ranking of #9, University of the Cumberlands did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#10

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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University of Southern California ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#12

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #12 on the list. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

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#14

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #14, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

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Bank Street College of Education landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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William Woods University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools ranking. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fulton.

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#17

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#18

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#20

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

University of West Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the remote area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Northwest Missouri State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#22

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the distant town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#23

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

William Carey University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#24

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Wilmington University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools ranking. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

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With a ranking of #25, Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#26

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA
#28

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL
#30

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI
#31

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
#33

National University

La Jolla, CA
#36

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
#39

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
#39

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO
#41

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR
#43

Creighton University

Omaha, NE
#44

Hunter College

New York, NY
#46

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA
#46

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA
#50

Emporia State University

Emporia, KS

Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Educational Administration Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 870 different United States educational administration schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Winona, MN
52 George Washington University Washington, DC
52 The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
52 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
55 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN
56 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
56 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
56 Colorado State University - Global Campus Greenwood Village, CO
56 The University of Arizona Global Campus San Diego, CA
60 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
61 Ball State University Muncie, IN
62 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Marion, IN
63 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
64 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
65 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
65 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
65 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
65 Concordia University, Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN
69 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO
70 The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
70 Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX
72 McDaniel College Westminster, MD
72 Concordia University, Irvine Irvine, CA
72 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
72 Belhaven University Jackson, MS
76 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
77 University of St. Thomas Houston, TX
77 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
77 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
80 University of Houston Houston, TX
80 Carson - Newman University Jefferson City, TN
82 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
83 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
83 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
83 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
86 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
86 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
86 Brandman University Irvine, CA
89 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
89 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
91 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
91 LIU Post Brookville, NY
91 Purdue University Global Indianapolis, IN
91 Doane University Crete, NE
95 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO
96 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
97 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
97 St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL
99 Aurora University Aurora, IL
100 California University of Pennsylvania California, PA
100 Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL
102 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
102 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX
102 American University Washington, DC
105 Drake University Des Moines, IA
105 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
105 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
108 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
109 Portland State University Portland, OR
110 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
110 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
112 American International College Springfield, MA
112 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
112 Walden University Minneapolis, MN
112 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
116 Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO
116 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
118 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
118 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
118 Mississippi College Clinton, MS
118 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
118 University of Mississippi University, MS
118 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
124 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA
124 Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL
126 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
127 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
127 Lipscomb University Nashville, TN
129 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
129 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
129 Union University Jackson, TN

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Educational Administration students that almost earned our Most Popular Educational Administration Schools award.

Rank College Location
132 University of Denver Denver, CO
132 Baker University Baldwin City, KS
132 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
135 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
136 Boston University Boston, MA
136 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI
136 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
139 Marshall University Huntington, WV
140 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
140 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO
142 Thomas University Thomasville, GA
143 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
143 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
145 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
145 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
147 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
147 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
147 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
150 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
150 Immaculata University Immaculata, PA
150 Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX
150 University of New England Biddeford, ME
150 Canisius College Buffalo, NY
155 Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK
155 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
155 Niagara University Niagara University, NY
155 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN
155 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
160 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
161 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
161 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS
161 Ashland University Ashland, OH
164 University of Wisconsin - Superior Superior, WI
165 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
166 Hood College Frederick, MD
167 Murray State University Murray, KY
167 Regis University Denver, CO
167 Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN
167 Florida International University Miami, FL
167 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
167 Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC
167 Saint Peter’s University Jersey City, NJ
167 Western Illinois University Macomb, IL

Educational Administration by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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