by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for general educational leadership & administration students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 617 doctor's degrees in general educational leadership & administration during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The educational leadership and administration doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general educational leadership & administration students working on their doctor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration.
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration has to look into Concordia University, Chicago. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Concordia University, Chicago
Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration has to look into Illinois State University. Illinois State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Normal.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Illinois State University
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration needs to look into Northern Illinois University. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Northern Illinois University
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration needs to take a look at Ball State University. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Ball State University
Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Loyola University Chicago
Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Alverno College
Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Peoria.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Bradley University
Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Indiana University - Bloomington
WMU is a large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Western Michigan University
Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Michigan State University
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