by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 36 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for educational administration students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,061 doctor's degrees in educational administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of educational administration for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality education admin program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
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.
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 Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in educational administration.
Texas Christian University is a great decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in educational administration. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Texas Christian University
Texas Tech University is a great option for students interested in a doctor's degree in educational administration. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the large city of Lubbock.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Texas Tech University
University of Houston is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in educational administration. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population.
Doctorate recipients from the educational administration major at University of Houston get $8,628 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
More information about a doctorate in educational administration from University of Houston
Baylor University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in educational administration. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waco.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Baylor University
Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Southern Methodist University
Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Educational Administration doctor's degree recipients from Texas A&M University - College Station receive an earnings boost of around $8,700 over the typical earnings of educational administration graduates.
More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Texas A&M University - College Station
Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population.
Educational Administration doctor's degree recipients from Northern Arizona University receive an earnings boost of around $5,097 above the typical income of educational administration graduates.
More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Northern Arizona University
Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population.
Doctorate recipients from the educational administration major at The University of Texas at Austin make $5,724 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
More information about a doctorate in educational administration from The University of Texas at Austin
UST is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from University of St. Thomas
Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from University of Arizona
Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 165 | 641 |
| Arizona | 119 | 372 |
| Oklahoma | 92 | 31 |
| New Mexico | 59 | 17 |
One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Educational Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 219 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 74 |
| Student Counseling | 72 |
| General Education | 67 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 52 |
| Instructional Media Design | 40 |
| Special Education | 31 |
| Other Education | 27 |
| Teaching English or French | 16 |
| Education Philosophy | 7 |
