2023 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree School for You
Educational Administration is the #22 most popular major in the country with 46,469 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 175 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for education admin majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Educational Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in the Southeast Region for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 175 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Berry College is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Berry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Mount Berry.
With a ranking of #6, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
William & Mary landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
John Brown University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs.
With a ranking of #9, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
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Georgia College & State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #13, Bellarmine University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.
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University of Louisville came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.
Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.
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Marymount University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Southern Adventist University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Collegedale.
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With a ranking of #18, Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Shreveport.
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University of Richmond did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Augusta University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.
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With a ranking of #21, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.
Asbury University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Asbury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Wilmore.
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Covenant College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. Covenant is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Lookout Mountain.
Lipscomb University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
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Samford University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.
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Rest of the Top Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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27 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
28 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
29 | University of West Alabama | Livingston, AL |
30 | Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
31 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA |
32 | High Point University | High Point, NC |
33 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
34 | Georgetown College | Georgetown, KY |
35 | Shenandoah University | Winchester, VA |
Best Educational Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 776 |
Virginia | 1,582 |
North Carolina | 1,205 |
Florida | 1,764 |
Tennessee | 1,225 |
Kentucky | 1,005 |
South Carolina | 402 |
Louisiana | 538 |
Arkansas | 1,193 |
Alabama | 618 |
Mississippi | 783 |
West Virginia | 207 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Education Admin
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 | 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).
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