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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region

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In 2020-2021, 32,837 people earned their degree in general educational leadership and administration, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6,554 general educational leadership and administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4,860 general educational leadership and administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 80 colleges that offer a degree in general educational leadership and administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general educational leadership and administration.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree educational leadership and administration students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Educational Leadership & Administration in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North American University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stafford, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 56 diplomas to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at North American University

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 1,148 degrees to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at Lamar University

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Out of the 80 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Nazarene University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bethany, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 78 diplomas to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at Southern Nazarene University

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Out of the 80 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 164 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

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Out of the 80 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 90 degrees to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at UST

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East Central University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Ada, Oklahoma, and it awarded 64 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at ECU

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International Baptist College and Seminary landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. IBCS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chandler, Arizona. It awarded 1 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at International Baptist College and Seminary

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University of North Texas at Dallas landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small public school awarded 56 degrees to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at University of North Texas at Dallas

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Sul Ross State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Alpine, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at Sul Ross State University

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University of Houston - Victoria did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Houston - Victoria is a small public school situated in Victoria, Texas. It awarded 60 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at UH Victoria

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With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 120 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at UT Tyler

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 52 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at UT Permian Basin

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With a ranking of #13, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at Lubbock Christian University

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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 96 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to qualified students.

Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at SFASU

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at SWOSU

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 264 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at NAU

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

Trinity University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at Trinity University

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University of the Southwest
Hobbs, New Mexico

University of the Southwest ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, and it awarded 9 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at USW

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Cameron University
Lawton, Oklahoma

Cameron University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Cameron University is a public institution located in Lawton, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at Cameron University

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Texas A&M University - Texarkana came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Texarkana, Texas, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at Texas A&M University - Texarkana

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Texas A&M International University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Laredo, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at Texas A&M International University

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Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at Texas A&M University - Commerce

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With a ranking of #23, Houston Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at HBU

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

With a ranking of #24, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 615 diplomas to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at Grand Canyon University

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 145 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at UT Rio Grande Valley

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