2024 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

If you pursue a master's degree in educational administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #6 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 503 master's degrees in educational administration to qualified students.

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

The education admin master'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

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various 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 master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 master'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 easy is it for educational administration to pay back their student loans after receiving their master'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 master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Educational Administration in Minnesota

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for educational administration students seeking a a master's degree.

10 Top Minnesota Schools for a Master's in Education Admin

1

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

31 Annual Graduates

$49,237 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of St Thomas Minnesota if you want to pursue a master's degree in educational administration. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Students who graduate with their master's from the education admin program report average early career earnings of $49,237.

More information about a master’s in educational administration from University of St Thomas Minnesota

2

Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in educational administration has to check out Hamline University. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul.More information about a master’s in educational administration from Hamline University

3

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

134 Annual Graduates

$56,101 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in educational administration needs to look into Capella University. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Master's recipients from the educational administration program at Capella University earn $3,773 above the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in educational administration from Capella University

4

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

26 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Saint Cloud State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in educational administration. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in educational administration from Saint Cloud State University

5

Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Moorhead, MN

61 Annual Graduates

$56,275 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public university with a small student population.

Those educational administration students who get their master's degree from Minnesota State University - Moorhead earn $3,947 more than the standard education admin student.

More information about a master’s in educational administration from Minnesota State University - Moorhead

6

Martin Luther College
New Ulm, MN

4 Annual Graduates

MLC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of New Ulm.More information about a master’s in educational administration from Martin Luther College

7

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

23 Annual Graduates

$47,508 Median Starting Salary

Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the small city of Mankato.

Master's students who receive their degree from the education admin program make around $47,508 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a master’s in educational administration from Minnesota State University - Mankato

8

Winona State University
Winona, MN

7 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in educational administration from Winona State University

8

Bethel University Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

28 Annual Graduates

Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Paul.More information about a master’s in educational administration from Bethel University Minnesota

9

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, MN

57 Annual Graduates

$54,954 Median Starting Salary

SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Winona.

Master's recipients from the educational administration program at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota make $2,626 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in educational administration from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	946
Iowa	154	299
Kansas	149	488
Nebraska	123	461
North Dakota	115	123
South Dakota	89	135

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Rankings in Majors Related to Education Admin

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

Education Admin Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	317
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	122
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	28
Administration of Special Education	23
Urban Education & Leadership	13

Most Popular Majors Related to Education Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	1,484
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1,009
Special Education	464
Student Counseling	372
Teacher Education Subject Specific	300
Curriculum & Instruction	242
Instructional Media Design	160
Teaching English or French	85
Other Education	56
Multilingual Education	2

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.