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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region

89 Colleges
$58,022 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 89 schools in the Southwest Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a .

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our analysis found Lamar University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Lamar University is a large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 89 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 89 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

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University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University 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 town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

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Abilene Christian University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#13

University of St. Thomas

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #13, University of St. Thomas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
14 University of Houston Houston, TX
15 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX
15 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
17 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,961
Arizona 2,024
Oklahoma 567
New Mexico 98

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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