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.
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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.
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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 analysis found American College of Education to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lamar University is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
Of the 1,148 students majoring in education admin at Lamar University, 30% are male and 70% are female.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 908 students majoring in education admin at Grand Canyon University, 28% are male and 72% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Governors University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Cumberlands is a 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.
Liberty University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college 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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Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 44% are male.
Montclair State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 very large student population.
About 72% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 28% are male.
Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Phoenix - Arizona
Northern Arizona University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 72% of the education admin majors at the school.
With a ranking of #13, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 71% of the education admin majors at the school.
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.
Northwest Missouri State 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 #15 on the list. Northwest is a moderately-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.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Northwest Missouri State University
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
Women make up 81% of the education admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Educational Administration at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Bank Street College of Education landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Bank Street College of Education is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
About 78% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 22% are male.
William Carey 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 #18 on the list. William Carey University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.
About 77% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 23% are male.
University of West Alabama came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools ranking. University of West Alabama is a medium-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.
National University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a 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 moderately-sized public school located in the 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 landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the medium-sized 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.
Read full report on Educational Administration at University of North Texas
Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 63% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 37% are male.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
With a ranking of #24, Wilmington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the 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.
Full Educational Administration at Wilmington University Report
Concordia University, Nebraska 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 #25 on the list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 72% of the education admin majors at the school.
Full Educational Administration at Concordia University, Nebraska Report
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the colleges 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.
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