2024 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 347 doctor's degrees in educational administration to qualified students.

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

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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good 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.

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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to educational administration students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other educational administration students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for educational administration to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Educational Administration Schools

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 Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Educational Administration in Minnesota

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

Top Minnesota Schools for a Doctorate in Education Admin

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

32 Annual Graduates

$79,444 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in educational administration. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the education admin program state that they receive average early career earnings of $79,444.

More information about a doctorate in educational administration from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

195 Annual Graduates

$75,327 Median Starting Salary

Capella University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in educational administration. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the education admin program state that they receive average early career earnings of $75,327.

More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Capella University

3

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

20 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of St Thomas Minnesota if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in educational administration. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from University of St Thomas Minnesota

4

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

24 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Saint Cloud State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in educational administration. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Saint Cloud.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Saint Cloud State University

5

Bethel University Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

19 Annual Graduates

$88,760 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Those educational administration students who get their doctor's degree from Bethel University Minnesota make $9,744 more than the typical education admin student.

More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Bethel University Minnesota

6

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, MN

18 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

7

Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Moorhead, MN

17 Annual Graduates

MSU Moorhead is a small public university located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Minnesota State University - Moorhead

8

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

6 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Minnesota State University - Mankato

9

Concordia University, Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN

16 Annual Graduates

Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Concordia University, Saint Paul

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	122	297
Iowa	110	33
Kansas	97	73
Nebraska	70	201
North Dakota	68	12
South Dakota	45	23

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Educational Administration Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Educational Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Admin Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	300
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	26
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	11
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	9
Administration of Special Education	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Education Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	384
Curriculum & Instruction	79
Teacher Education Grade Specific	72
Student Counseling	40
Instructional Media Design	26
Teacher Education Subject Specific	22
Other Education	5

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.