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Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in West Virginia

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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in West Virginia

9 Colleges
$49,490 Avg Salary
$17,609 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, 207 degrees and certificates were awarded to educational administration students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in West Virginia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a .

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Our 2023 rankings named Marshall University the most popular school in West Virginia for educational administration students. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

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#2

Salem University

Salem, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in West Virginia list. Salem is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Salem.

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The excellent programs at West Virginia State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in West Virginia. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Institute, WVSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

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

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#5

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

Out of the 9 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheeling University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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American Public University System landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Fairmont State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in West Virginia ranking. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

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With a ranking of #8, Alderson Broaddus University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Alderson Broaddus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Philippi.

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Strayer University - West Virginia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Scott Depot, Strayer University - West Virginia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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

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 9 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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