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2024 Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in Texas

35 Colleges in Texas
4,483 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #32 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 35 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for general educational leadership & administration students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,483 degrees in general educational leadership & administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Educational Leadership & Administration School

Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in Texas Your choice of general educational leadership & administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general educational leadership & administration schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Educational Leadership and Administration
Doctor's Degrees in Educational Leadership and Administration

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Educational Leadership & Administration in Texas

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the educational leadership and administration degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Texas Schools in Educational Leadership and Administration

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
133 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

Texas A&M University - College Station is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general educational leadership & administration. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were about 133 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In TX
65 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

Texas Tech University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general educational leadership & administration. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were about 65 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
27th Most Popular In TX
38 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general educational leadership & administration needs to look into Texas Christian University. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were about 38 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
22nd Most Popular In TX
48 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

Southern Methodist University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general educational leadership & administration. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were about 48 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
1,871 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

Lamar University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Beaumont. This university ranks 26th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 1871 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Lamar University in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
46th Most Popular In TX

Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were about 5 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TX
95 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were about 95 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
276 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #290 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Arlington is a great university overall.

There were roughly 276 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In TX
68 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were roughly 68 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
152 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.

There were approximately 152 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 1,415
Oklahoma 565 514
New Mexico 416 75

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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.

Majors Similar to Educational Leadership and Administration

Related Major Annual Graduates
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 320
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 75
Superintendency & Educational System Administration 49
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 16
Adult & Continuing Education Administration 10
Administration of Special Education 8

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