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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Educational Administration Master'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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 82 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named William Woods University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 218 students majoring in education admin at William Woods, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwest Missouri State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

Women make up 61% of the education admin majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Nebraska is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 149 students majoring in education admin at Concordia University, Nebraska, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Emporia State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

Of the 140 students majoring in education admin at ESU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 134 students majoring in education admin at Capella University, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Fort Hays State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

Of the 89 students majoring in education admin at FHSU, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Southeast Missouri State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

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

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#8

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #9, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

About 84% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#11

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

With a ranking of #11, Lindenwood University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

Women make up 64% of the education admin majors at the school.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Educational Administration students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Doane University Crete, NE
14 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
14 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
14 Northwestern College Orange City, IA

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
Kansas 646
Nebraska 782
North Dakota 136
South Dakota 158

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 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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