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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

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$54,435 Avg Salary

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

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 85 students majoring in education admin at Old Dominion, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in education admin at University of Virginia, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#5

Averett University

Danville, VA

Out of the 20 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Averett University landed the # 5 spot on the list. AU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Danville.

Women make up 65% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#6

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

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

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#7

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#8

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #8, University of Lynchburg did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Strayer University - Virginia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

Of the 23 students majoring in education admin at Strayer University - Virginia, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#10

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 29% are male.

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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
Florida 1,540
Georgia 739
North Carolina 1,205
Tennessee 1,211
Kentucky 1,005
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.

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 20 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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