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Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

47 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

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.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Women make up 68% of the education admin majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Abilene Christian University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Abilene Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Abilene.

Of the 95 students majoring in education admin at Abilene Christian, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 66 students majoring in education admin at UH, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#4

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Out of the 47 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in education admin at Lamar University, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

About 81% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Dallas Baptist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the large city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the town of Commerce.

Of the 40 students majoring in education admin at Texas A&M Commerce, 18% are male and 83% are female.

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Northern Arizona University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

About 65% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 35% are male.

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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

Of the 30 students majoring in education admin at AIU Online, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#10

University of St. Thomas

Houston, TX

University of St. Thomas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in education admin at UST, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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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 26 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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