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

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

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$54,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Master'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.

The Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 85 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lamar University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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

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Out of the 85 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Out of the 85 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

Women make up 72% of the education admin majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

Of the 264 students majoring in education admin at NAU, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 186 students majoring in education admin at UT Rio Grande Valley, 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 #7 on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

Of the 165 students majoring in education admin at UNT, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Durant.

Women make up 63% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

Women make up 70% of the education admin majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Texas A&M University - College Station 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 #11 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

About 87% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Stephen F Austin 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 #12 on the list. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Educational Administration students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
13 University of St. Thomas Houston, TX
14 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
15 Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK
16 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
17 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
17 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges 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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