by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 46,469 people earned their degree in educational administration, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, educational administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $61,457 and had an average of $32,661 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maryland, there were 548 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,146 and $32,435 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 211 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,303 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in educational administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in educational administration.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland master’s degree education admin students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hood College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Frederick, Maryland. It awarded 29 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Maryland. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland list. Loyola University Maryland is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 67 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Loyola University Maryland Educational Administration Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Maryland. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland. Strayer University - Maryland is located in Suitland, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
Full Strayer University - Maryland Educational Administration Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coppin State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland. Coppin is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salisbury University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland list. Salisbury University is a medium-sized school located in Salisbury, Maryland that handed out 17 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Salisbury University
Morgan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland ranking. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 8 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Morgan State University Educational Administration Report
McDaniel College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland list. Westminster, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education admin degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mount St Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #8. The Mount is a small school located in Emmitsburg, Maryland that handed out 3 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read more about Educational Administration at University of Maryland - College Park
University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Adelphi, Maryland, this large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Maryland Global Campus Educational Administration Report
With a ranking of #11, Towson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland list. Towson is a public institution located in Towson, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Bowie State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland ranking. Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Educational Administration at Bowie State University
Johns Hopkins University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland ranking. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 5 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Educational Administration at Johns Hopkins University
Notre Dame of Maryland University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland ranking. Notre Dame of Maryland University is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 2 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Notre Dame of Maryland University Educational Administration Report
Goucher College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #14. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 0 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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