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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools

722 Colleges
$61,457 Avg Salary
$32,661 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Educational Administration is the #22 most popular major in the country with 46,469 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Educational Administration Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 722 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for education admin majors pursuing a .

Top 25 Top Schools in Educational Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Bank Street College of Education the best school in the United States for educational administration students. Bank Street College of Education is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the United States. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#5

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanly Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools list. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Albemarle.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #6, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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University of Delaware landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

While working on their degree, education admin majors at UD accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

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#9

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The College of Saint Rose ranked #10 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools list. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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#11

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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#12

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #12, Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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#13

Towson University

Towson, MD

With a ranking of #13, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

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#14

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN

Martin Luther College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Located in the distant town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #15, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#16

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #16 on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#17

Russell Sage College

Troy, NY

Russell Sage College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #17 on the list. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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Fresno Pacific University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#19

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

University of Scranton ranked #19 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools list. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#20

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools ranking. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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Concordia University, Irvine ranked #21 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#22

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

With a ranking of #22, Drake University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#23

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #23, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The College of New Jersey ranked #24 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools list. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

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#25

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Trinity University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Educational Administration Schools

#26

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA
#27

Hood College

Frederick, MD
#30

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA
#32

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ
#33

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA
#34

North Central College

Naperville, IL
#36

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY
#39

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
#40

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA
#42

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA
#43

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, GA
#47

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY
#48

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA
#49

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Additional Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Educational Administration Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 722 different United States educational administration schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Creighton University Omaha, NE
52 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
53 Carthage College Kenosha, WI
54 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
55 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC
56 Edgewood College Madison, WI
57 Augusta University Augusta, GA
58 National University La Jolla, CA
59 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
60 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
61 Providence College Providence, RI
62 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
63 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
64 Manhattan College Riverdale, NY
65 Winona State University Winona, MN
66 University of Redlands Redlands, CA
67 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ
68 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
69 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
70 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
71 Saint Mary’s College of California Moraga, CA
72 Carroll University Waukesha, WI
73 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
74 York College of Pennsylvania York, PA
75 McDaniel College Westminster, MD
76 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
77 Whitworth University Spokane, WA
78 Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL
79 George Washington University Washington, DC
80 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
81 Pacific University Forest Grove, OR
82 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
83 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
84 Berry College Mount Berry, GA
85 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA
86 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
87 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
88 Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA
89 Hunter College New York, NY
90 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
91 University of Washington - Bothell Campus Bothell, WA
92 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
93 Aurora University Aurora, IL
94 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
95 Bradley University Peoria, IL
96 Northern State University Aberdeen, SD
97 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
98 City University of Seattle Seattle, WA
99 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
100 American University Washington, DC
101 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
102 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
103 Fordham University Bronx, NY
104 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
105 University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK
106 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
107 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
108 Villanova University Villanova, PA

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Educational Administration students that almost earned our Best Educational Administration Schools award.

Rank College Location
109 Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC
110 College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE
111 Wayne State College Wayne, NE
112 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA
113 National Louis University Chicago, IL
114 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
115 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA
116 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
117 University of Georgia Athens, GA
118 Gannon University Erie, PA
119 University of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie, WI
120 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
121 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
122 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
123 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
124 LIU Post Brookville, NY
125 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
126 Illinois State University Normal, IL
127 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
128 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
129 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
130 Chadron State College Chadron, NE
131 Dordt University Sioux Center, IA
132 Doane University Crete, NE
133 Viterbo University La Crosse, WI
134 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
135 Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, ID
136 John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR
137 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT
138 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
139 Pace University - New York New York, NY
140 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
141 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
142 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA
143 Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ
144 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI

Educational Administration by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 110,226
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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