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

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$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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 79% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 21% are male.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 28% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Woods University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fulton.

About 71% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 29% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at William Woods University

#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 57% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Creighton University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 62% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

About 78% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 22% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Women make up 57% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Saint Louis University

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 26% are male.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 32 students majoring in education admin at UMN Twin Cities, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#10

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

Baker University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the town of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Baker University Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Minnesota 1,314
Kansas 646
Iowa 340
Nebraska 782
North Dakota 136
South Dakota 158

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 27 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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