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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

159 Colleges
$72,441 Avg Salary
$24,217 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

With 45,458 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 159 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Our analysis found The College of Saint Rose to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bank Street College of Education. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

The excellent programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Out of the 159 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Point Park 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 city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#11

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #11 on the list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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#12

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#13

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

McDaniel College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Westminster.

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With a ranking of #14, The College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#15

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #15, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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#16

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

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#17

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#18

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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California University of Pennsylvania came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#20

American University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #20, American University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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St John’s University - New York ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

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#22

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Wilkes is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wilkes-Barre.

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#23

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

With a ranking of #23, Rowan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
24 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
25 Immaculata University Immaculata, PA
25 Canisius College Buffalo, NY
27 Niagara University Niagara University, NY
28 Hood College Frederick, MD
29 Saint Peter’s University Jersey City, NJ
30 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
31 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
31 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
31 Touro College New York, NY
31 SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,708
Pennsylvania 1,848
Maryland 548
New Jersey 1,107
District of Columbia 354
Delaware 272

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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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