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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Region

206 Colleges
$56,932 Avg Salary
$20,396 Avg Student Debt

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In 2020-2021, 45,458 educational administration students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

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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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 206 schools in the Southeast 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 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for educational administration students. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 206 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of the Cumberlands is a great place for educational administration students. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

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#4

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

The excellent programs at University of West Alabama helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Southeast Region . University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.

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#5

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gardner - Webb University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Region list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.

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#6

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

William Carey University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

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Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

With a ranking of #8, Georgia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #9, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville 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 city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Louisiana State University - Shreveport landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

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#12

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Central Florida 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 large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#14

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

With a ranking of #14, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of West Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #15 on the list. UWF is a large public school located in the city of Pensacola.

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#16

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, TN

Lincoln Memorial University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Appalachian State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#18

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

With a ranking of #18, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

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#19

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

With a ranking of #19, Belhaven University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

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#20

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

Carson - Newman University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Region list. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Jefferson City.

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#21

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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#24

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

St. Thomas University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Miami Gardens, STU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#25

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

Saint Leo University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. St. Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo.

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#27

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
#29

University of Mississippi

University, MS
#29

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
31 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
32 Lipscomb University Nashville, TN
33 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
33 Union University Jackson, TN
33 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
36 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
37 Marshall University Huntington, WV
38 Thomas University Thomasville, GA
39 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN
39 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
39 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,582
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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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