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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region

65 Colleges
$58,022 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 46,469 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the education admin programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Our analysis found Trinity University to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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The excellent programs at Texas Lutheran University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the fringe town of Seguin, TLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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Out of the 65 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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Out of the 65 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of St. Thomas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bethany.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Houston Houston, TX
12 Lamar University Beaumont, TX
13 Texas A&M International University Laredo, TX

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,961
Arizona 2,028
Oklahoma 567
New Mexico 99

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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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