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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Mississippi

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$52,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 783 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Mississippi 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.

Check out the education admin programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Mississippi.

#1

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

Our analysis found William Carey University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in Mississippi. William Carey University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

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#2

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

The excellent programs at Belhaven University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Mississippi. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

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#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

The excellent programs at Mississippi College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Mississippi. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.

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#3

University of Mississippi

University, MS

The excellent programs at University of Mississippi helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Mississippi. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

The excellent programs at Mississippi State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Mississippi. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Delta State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Mississippi list. Delta State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Cleveland.

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Jackson State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Southern Mississippi landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

With a ranking of #9, Alcorn State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Alcorn State is a small public school located in the rural area of Alcorn State.

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Strayer University - Mississippi landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Strayer University - Mississippi is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 776
Virginia 1,582
North Carolina 1,205
Florida 1,764
Tennessee 1,225
Kentucky 1,005
South Carolina 402
Louisiana 538
Arkansas 1,193
Alabama 618
West Virginia 207

One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 10 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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