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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region

133 Colleges
$58,893 Avg Salary
$31,702 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 133 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a .

#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. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 133 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

The average amount in student loans that education admin majors at Purdue University Global take out is $45,995.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#5

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

The excellent programs at Viterbo University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

With a ranking of #6, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #9, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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#10

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #10 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, education admin graduates from UWM carry an average student debt load of $39,250.

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #12 on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

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#13

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#14

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

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#16

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

With a ranking of #16, Aurora University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

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#17

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #17 on the list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #19, Northeastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
20 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
21 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI
22 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
23 Ashland University Ashland, OH
24 University of Wisconsin - Superior Superior, WI
25 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
26 Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN
26 Western Illinois University Macomb, IL

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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