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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region

121 Colleges
$58,893 Avg Salary
$31,702 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 121 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Education the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for educational administration students. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

The excellent programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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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. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

The excellent programs at Viterbo University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for educational administration students. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

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#7

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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#11

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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#12

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

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#13

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#15

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#16

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Northeastern Illinois University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Educational Administration students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
19 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI
20 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
21 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
22 Ashland University Ashland, OH
23 University of Wisconsin - Superior Superior, WI
24 Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN
24 Western Illinois University Macomb, IL

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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