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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Great Lakes region, there were 6,938 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,893 and $31,702 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4,630 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 115 colleges that offer a degree in educational administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular educational administration programs in the United States.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree education admin students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Education. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 1,152 degrees to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
Full American College of Education Educational Administration Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 420 masters’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Concordia University, Chicago
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Purdue University Global is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 109 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Purdue University Global Educational Administration Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 96 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Educational Administration at Eastern Michigan
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 93 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Northeastern Illinois University
Ball State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 92 masters’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Educational Administration at Ball State University
Eastern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Eastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 86 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 85 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Grand Valley State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education admin degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Aurora University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Aurora is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aurora, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 78 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Aurora University
University of Wisconsin - Superior ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. UW - Superior is a small public school situated in Superior, Wisconsin. It awarded 75 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Educational Administration at UW - Superior
With a ranking of #12, Ashland University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Ashland University is a small school located in Ashland, Ohio that handed out 67 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Educational Administration at Ashland University
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 63 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
Read more about Educational Administration at Michigan State University
Northern Illinois University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 masters’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #14, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Marion, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education admin degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Western Illinois University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. WIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 57 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Dayton landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 55 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, 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 91%.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education admin degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
Central Michigan University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 52 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Central Michigan
Western Michigan University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education admin degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
Viterbo University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified masters’s education admin 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 Viterbo University
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 48 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Kent State
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 48 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Educational Administration at OHIO Athens
Oakland University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Oakland University is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
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