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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region

91 Colleges
$53,910 Avg Salary
$43,207 Avg Student Debt

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 91 schools in the Plains States 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.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at William Woods University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

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#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

The excellent programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Nebraska is a great place for educational administration students. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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Emporia State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

Southeast Missouri State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Fort Hays State 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. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.

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#12

Doane University

Crete, NE

With a ranking of #12, Doane University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
14 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
15 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
15 Drake University Des Moines, IA
17 Walden University Minneapolis, MN
18 Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
Kansas 646
Nebraska 782
North Dakota 136
South Dakota 158

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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