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

47 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Check out the education admin doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 32% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Abilene Christian University is a great place for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 69% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Abilene Christian University

#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 77% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#4

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Out of the 47 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

Women make up 68% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Lamar University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in education admin at UOPX - Arizona, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Phoenix - Arizona

Dallas Baptist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

About 80% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Dallas Baptist University

Texas A&M University - Commerce 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. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Northern Arizona 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in education admin at NAU, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northern Arizona University

American InterContinental University - Online 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 #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 60% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at American InterContinental University - Online Report

The University of Texas at Austin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

About 73% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 27% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at The University of Texas at Austin

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,961
Arizona 2,024
Oklahoma 567
New Mexico 98

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 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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