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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Virginia

22 Colleges
$59,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration 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.

The Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for educational administration students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Virginia Commonwealth 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. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Virginia ranking. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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#8

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Averett University

Danville, VA

Averett University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. AU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Danville.

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#10

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

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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 22 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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