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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Education the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 63% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Of the 64 students majoring in education admin at Concordia University, Chicago, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Concordia University, Chicago

Out of the 58 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 67% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Educational Administration at National Louis University Report

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Of the 42 students majoring in education admin at Michigan State, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Michigan State University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Of the 33 students majoring in education admin at NIU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#6

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Of the 28 students majoring in education admin at Ferris, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Ferris State University

With a ranking of #6, University of St Francis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

About 64% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 36% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of St Francis

#9

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.

About 50% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Aurora University

#9

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

With a ranking of #9, Edgewood College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, Edgewood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 58% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Edgewood College Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 877
Ohio 1,033
Illinois 1,825
Indiana 2,252
Wisconsin 909

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

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.

  • 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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