2024 Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in the Southeast Region
143Colleges in the Southeast Region
7,711Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
Ranked #32 in popularity, general educational leadership & administration is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 143 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general educational leadership & administration. Combined, these schools handed out 7,711 degrees in general educational leadership & administration to qualified students.
Choosing a Great General Educational Leadership & Administration School
The educational leadership and administration program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Educational Leadership & Administration rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Educational Leadership & Administration School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your General Educational Leadership & Administration Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for General Educational Leadership & Administration in the Southeast Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the educational leadership and administration degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
21 Top Southeast Region Schools in Educational Leadership and Administration
39Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
Vanderbilt University is a good option for students interested in a degree in general educational leadership & administration. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 39 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.
57Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general educational leadership & administration. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 57 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
46Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
North Carolina State University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general educational leadership & administration. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 46 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.
123Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
George Mason University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general educational leadership & administration. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 123 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.
37Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
33Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
UF is a fairly large public university located in the city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 33 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
41Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
UARK is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Fayetteville. This university ranks 1st out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 41 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available.
Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Birmingham. This university ranks 4th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 26 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent data year.
45Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg. A Best Colleges rank of #111 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means William & Mary is a great school overall.
There were roughly 45 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at William & Mary in the most recent data year.
202Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
William Carey University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Hattiesburg. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were about 202 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at William Carey University in the most recent year we have data available.
120Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 120 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent year we have data available.
UA is a very large public university located in the city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were about 30 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available.
52Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
Florida State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were about 52 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.
135Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 4th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were about 135 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at MC in the most recent year we have data available.
42Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 42 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
44Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 44 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Union in the most recent data year.
703Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. This university ranks 12th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 703 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.
57Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the remote town of Mississippi State. This university ranks 1st out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were about 57 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.
96Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 96 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.
54Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
High Point is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of High Point. This university ranks 18th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 54 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at High Point in the most recent year we have data available.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in the Southeast Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The educational leadership and administration program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Educational Leadership & Administration rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Educational Leadership & Administration School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
