2024 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Educational Administration is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #6 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 112 doctor's degrees in educational administration to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Educational Administration School for Your Doctor's Degree

The education admin doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. 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

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor'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.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on educational administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of educational administration students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt educational administration students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized educational administration related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for educational administration students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Educational Administration in Alabama

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in educational administration.

Top Alabama Schools for a Doctorate in Education Admin

1

Samford University
Birmingham, AL

46 Annual Graduates

$86,528 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in educational administration has to check out Samford University. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Birmingham.

Doctorate recipients from the educational administration program at Samford University make $3,329 above the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Samford University

2

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

39 Annual Graduates

$75,975 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat The University of Alabama if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in educational administration. UA is a very large public university located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

Doctorate students who receive their degree from the education admin program make about $75,975 for their early career.

More information about a doctorate in educational administration from The University of Alabama

3

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

10 Annual Graduates

$87,093 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Auburn University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in educational administration. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Doctorate recipients from the educational administration major at Auburn University make $3,894 above the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Auburn University

4

Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in educational administration has to take a look at Alabama State University. Alabama State is a small public university located in the midsize city of Montgomery.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Alabama State University

4

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

3 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in educational administration needs to take a look at University of Alabama at Birmingham. UAB is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from University of Alabama at Birmingham

5

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from University of South Alabama

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	257
Virginia	127	373
Georgia	126	104
North Carolina	115	206
Mississippi	113	155
Louisiana	103	51
Tennessee	102	420
South Carolina	91	45
Kentucky	87	229
Arkansas	58	56
West Virginia	49	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Education Admin

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Education Admin Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	74
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	19
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	18
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Education Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Subject Specific	23
Teacher Education Grade Specific	22
Other Education	21
Student Counseling	6
Special Education	5
Educational Assessment	1

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL. More about our data sources and methodologies.