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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Illinois

31 Colleges
$71,199 Avg Salary
$35,773 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 5th in Illinois. In fact, 1,821 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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.

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 Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Illinois 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Colleges.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for educational administration students. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Illinois list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 31 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

The excellent programs at Aurora University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Illinois. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

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Northeastern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Western Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Illinois list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of St Francis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 866
Ohio 856
Indiana 2,122
Wisconsin 862

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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