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2025 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

5 Colleges in Virginia
805 Master's Degrees
$59,249 Avg Early-Career Salary
Educational Administration is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #6 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for educational administration students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 805 master's degrees in educational administration to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Educational Administration School for Your Master's Degree

Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Virginia Your choice of educational administration for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality education admin program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for educational administration students working on their master's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Educational Administration in Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in educational administration.

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in Education Admin

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George Mason University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in educational administration. GMU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Educational Administration master's degree recipients from George Mason University earn a boost of around $19,286 above the average income of educational administration graduates.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in educational administration has to look into Liberty University. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, education admin master's recipients typically earn about $55,489 in the first five years of their career.

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It's difficult to beat Old Dominion University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in educational administration. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a very large student population.

Those educational administration students who get their master's degree from Old Dominion University earn $4,399 more than the average education admin grad.

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Radford University
Radford, VA

It's difficult to beat Radford University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in educational administration. Radford is a moderately-sized public university located in the fringe town of Radford.

Master's students who receive their degree from the education admin program make about $59,061 for their early career.

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Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in educational administration from Virginia State University

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 208 1,165
Georgia 190 399
North Carolina 178 691
Tennessee 166 537
Alabama 151 338
Kentucky 147 703
Louisiana 147 461
South Carolina 146 253
Mississippi 145 625
Arkansas 121 521
West Virginia 112 147

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Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Education Admin Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration 529
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 244
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 20
Urban Education & Leadership 11
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 1

Majors Similar to Education Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 936
Student Counseling 920
Special Education 765
Curriculum & Instruction 745
General Education 722
Teacher Education Subject Specific 293
Other Education 210
Instructional Media Design 49
Teaching English or French 36

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