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2025 Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Schools

8 Colleges in the United States
365 Adult and Continuing Education Administration Degrees Awarded
Adult & Continuing Education Administration isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #624 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 365 degrees in adult & continuing education administration annually.

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Choosing a Great Adult & Continuing Education Administration School

Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Schools Your choice of adult & continuing education administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for adult & continuing education administration schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Adult & Continuing Education Administration Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Adult and Continuing Education Administration
Doctor's Degrees in Adult and Continuing Education Administration

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Adult & Continuing Education Administration in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of adult and continuing education administration degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Schools in Adult and Continuing Education Administration

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
61 Adult and Continuing Education Administration Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in adult & continuing education administration has to look into North Carolina State University. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 61 adult & continuing education administration students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AR
15.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in adult & continuing education administration needs to check out University of Arkansas. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.

There were approximately 20 adult & continuing education administration students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available.

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Masters Degree Type
MS in Higher Education Administration Program Name

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
48 Adult and Continuing Education Administration Degrees Awarded

Northern Illinois University is a good option for students interested in a degree in adult & continuing education administration. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 48 adult & continuing education administration students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC

It's difficult to beat East Carolina University if you want to pursue a degree in adult & continuing education administration. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 adult & continuing education administration students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
138 Adult and Continuing Education Administration Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.

There were about 138 adult & continuing education administration students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent data year.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 3 adult & continuing education administration students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK

Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were approximately 2 adult & continuing education administration students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC

Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 51st out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 19 adult & continuing education administration students who graduated with this degree at NC A&T in the most recent year we have data available.

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Adult & Continuing Education Administration by Region

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One of 13 majors within the Educational Administration area of study, Adult & Continuing Education Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration 33,008
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 5,037
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 2,212
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 1,715
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship 1,488
Superintendency & Educational System Administration 1,178
Urban Education & Leadership 832
Secondary School Administration/Principalship 448
Community College Education 412
Administration of Special Education 190

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