by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Virginia, there were 1,582 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,120 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 880 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in educational administration. That schools that top this list have a program in educational administration in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree education admin students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Averett University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Danville, Virginia, and it awarded 40 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Lynchburg. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education admin degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Virginia landed the #3 spot on the list. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s education admin degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #4 spot on the list. Old Dominion is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 85 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Old Dominion University Educational Administration Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 372 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Mary Baldwin University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Staunton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
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George Mason University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia ranking. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 142 masters’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Radford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia ranking. Radford is a medium-sized public school situated in Radford, Virginia. It awarded 28 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Educational Administration Report
William & Mary ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia list. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school situated in Williamsburg, Virginia. It awarded 26 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Marymount University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Arlington, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Bluefield College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Bluefield, Virginia, and it awarded 2 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Richmond ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia list. University of Richmond is a private not-for-profit institution located in University of Richmond, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Shenandoah University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia ranking. Shenandoah University is a small school located in Winchester, Virginia that handed out 5 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Virginia State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia list. Virginia State University is a small school located in Petersburg, Virginia that handed out 2 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Regent University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 5 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Virginia Medical School did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #17. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 Eastern Virginia Medical School Educational Administration Report
Virginia Tech landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 9 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Hampton University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in Virginia list. Hampton University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 8 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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