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

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Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

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 Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 58 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 doctor's degree.

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found American College of Education to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . American College of Education is a medium-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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-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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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in education admin at Michigan State, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in education admin at NIU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#6

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in education admin at Ferris, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Miami University - Oxford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

Women make up 75% of the education admin majors at the school.

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University of St Francis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college 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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#9

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#9

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

With a ranking of #9, Edgewood College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

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

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 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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