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2024 Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master's Degree Schools

471 Colleges in the United States
20,176 Master's Degrees
If you pursue a master's degree in general educational leadership & administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 471 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general educational leadership & administration students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 20,176 master's degrees in general educational leadership & administration to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Educational Leadership & Administration School for Your Master's Degree

Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master's Degree Schools Your choice of general educational leadership & administration for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general educational leadership & administration students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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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 Master's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.


 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Educational Leadership & Administration in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general educational leadership & administration. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Master's in Educational Leadership and Administration

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
112 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general educational leadership & administration needs to check out Teachers College at Columbia University. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from Teachers College at Columbia University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
118 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general educational leadership & administration has to check out Bank Street College of Education. Bank Street College of Education is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from Bank Street College of Education

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
74 Annual Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a master's degree in general educational leadership & administration. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from University of Pennsylvania

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
19 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general educational leadership & administration needs to look into Vanderbilt University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from Vanderbilt University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from Loyola Marymount University

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15 Annual Graduates

NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from New York University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from University of Virginia - Main Campus

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Providence College
Providence, RI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
16 Annual Graduates

Providence is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from Providence College

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
57 Annual Graduates

UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
330 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from Concordia University, Chicago

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
19 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from North Carolina State University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
21 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from George Washington University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
122 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from George Mason University

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13 Annual Graduates

UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from University of Florida

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
25 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from Boston College

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from University of Maryland - College Park

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
83 Annual Graduates

TCNJ is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Ewing.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from The College of New Jersey

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15 Annual Graduates

Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bronx.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from Fordham University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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Seattle University
Seattle, WA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from Seattle University

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Annual Graduates

SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from Santa Clara University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
264 Annual Graduates

NAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Flagstaff.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from Northern Arizona University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
25 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from Western Washington University

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from Saint Joseph’s University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general educational leadership & administration from Johns Hopkins University

Rest of the Top Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master's Degree Schools

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
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National University
San Diego, CA
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American University
Washington, DC
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William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS
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Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

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Boston University
Boston, MA
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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
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William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Additional Award Winners

This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 471 different United States general educational leadership & administration schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
48 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
49 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
50 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
51 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
52 Creighton University Omaha, NE
53 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
54 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
55 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
56 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
57 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
58 Mississippi College Clinton, MS
59 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
60 Drake University Des Moines, IA
61 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
62 Union University Jackson, TN
63 Lamar University Beaumont, TX
64 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
65 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
66 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
67 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
68 Viterbo University La Crosse, WI
69 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
70 University of Delaware Newark, DE

Honorable Mentions

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 Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
71 Touro College New York, NY
72 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
73 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
74 Northwestern College Orange City, IA
75 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
76 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
77 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
78 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
79 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
80 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
81 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
82 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
83 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA
84 Wilmington University New Castle, DE
85 University of Phoenix - Arizona Phoenix, AZ
86 Illinois State University Normal, IL
87 Brandman University Irvine, CA
88 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
89 High Point University High Point, NC
90 Florida International University Miami, FL
91 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
92 Ashland University Ashland, OH
93 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
94 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA

General Educational Leadership & Administration by Region

View the Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 13 majors within the Educational Administration area of study, General Educational Leadership & Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 3,686
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 1,285
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 1,115
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship 579
Urban Education & Leadership 526
Adult & Continuing Education Administration 372
Superintendency & Educational System Administration 306
Secondary School Administration/Principalship 251
Administration of Special Education 99
Community College Education 94

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