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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 1,005 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Kentucky to see which doctor's degree 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 doctor's degree.

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Our analysis found University of the Cumberlands to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Kentucky. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

About 67% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 59% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at University of Louisville Report

#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in education admin at NKU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northern Kentucky University

Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 78% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Murray State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehead State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 71% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Morehead State University Report

Eastern Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

About 33% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Eastern Kentucky University Report

#7

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Bellarmine University 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 #7 on the list. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

About 77% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 23% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Bellarmine University

#8

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

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

Read full report on Educational Administration at Western Kentucky University

#9

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Spalding University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in education admin at Spalding, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Spalding University

#10

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Kentucky

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,582
Florida 1,540
Georgia 739
North Carolina 1,205
Tennessee 1,211
Louisiana 538
Alabama 618
South Carolina 402
Mississippi 783
Arkansas 1,193
West Virginia 207

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 10 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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