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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region

96 Colleges
$53,910 Avg Salary
$43,207 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 96 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for educational administration students. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William Woods University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fulton.

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The excellent programs at Northwest Missouri State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Concordia University, Nebraska helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Seward.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

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Emporia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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#10

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

With a ranking of #10, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #11 on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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Fort Hays State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Doane University

Crete, NE

Doane University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Crete, Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
15 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
15 Drake University Des Moines, IA
17 Walden University Minneapolis, MN
18 Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO
19 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Minnesota 1,314
Kansas 646
Iowa 340
Nebraska 782
North Dakota 136
South Dakota 158

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 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.

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