2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree School for You
Educational Administration is the #22 most popular major in the country with 46,469 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
The Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 781 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Educational Administration
Our 2023 rankings named American College of Education the most popular school in the United States for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Of the 1,152 students majoring in education admin at American College of Education, 32% are male and 68% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the United States. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.
Of the 1,148 students majoring in education admin at Lamar University, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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Out of the 781 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 908 students majoring in education admin at Grand Canyon University, 28% are male and 72% are female.
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Out of the 781 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 29% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 420 students majoring in education admin at Concordia University, Chicago, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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University of the Cumberlands ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
Of the 373 students majoring in education admin at Cumberlands, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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Liberty University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 372 students majoring in education admin at Liberty University, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 44% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.
Of the 276 students majoring in education admin at Montclair State, 32% are male and 68% are female.
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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
About 73% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 27% are male.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private 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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Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 72% of the education admin majors at the school.
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Loyola Marymount University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 71% of the education admin majors at the school.
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William Woods University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 61% of the education admin majors at the school.
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Northwest Missouri State University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.
About 61% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 39% are male.
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With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
Women make up 81% of the education admin majors at the school.
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Bank Street College of Education ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. Bank Street College of Education is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 78% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 22% are male.
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William Carey University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools ranking. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hattiesburg.
About 77% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 23% are male.
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University of West Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.
About 64% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 36% are male.
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National University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 76% of the education admin majors at the school.
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Louisiana State University - Shreveport landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.
Of the 182 students majoring in education admin at Louisiana State University - Shreveport, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 69% of the education admin majors at the school.
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 63% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 37% are male.
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Wilmington University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 75% of the education admin majors at the school.
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Concordia University, Nebraska came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 72% of the education admin majors at the school.
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Additional Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 781 different United States educational administration schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
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 Master's Degree Schools award.
Educational Administration by Region
View the Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Educational Administration Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.