by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Educational Administration is the 27th most popular major in the country with 46,469 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 373 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,633 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in educational administration. To top this list, a school must have a successful educational administration program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 213 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education admin degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the #5 spot on the list. William & Mary is a public institution located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Educational Administration at William & Mary
Old Dominion University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. Old Dominion is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 13 doctorate’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education admin students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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Hampton University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate ranking. Hampton is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
Virginia State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate list. Petersburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education admin degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Virginia State University
Shenandoah University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate list. Shenandoah University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winchester, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s 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%.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Shenandoah
With a ranking of #11, Eastern Virginia Medical School did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’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%.
Read more about Educational Administration at Eastern Virginia Medical School
Marymount University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate ranking. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s education admin degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Educational Administration at Marymount University
Radford University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in Virginia for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Radford, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
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