2025 Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Ranked #8 in popularity, general educational leadership & administration is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 62 doctor's degrees in general educational leadership & administration to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general educational leadership & administration students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general educational leadership & administration students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general educational leadership & administration related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Educational Leadership & Administration in Wisconsin

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

Top Wisconsin Schools for a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Administration

1

Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration needs to check out Alverno College. Located in the large 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

2

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from University of Wisconsin - Madison

Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	175
Michigan	257	102
Ohio	253	67
Indiana	202	241

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General Educational Leadership & Administration Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Educational Administration area of study, General Educational Leadership & Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Educational Leadership and Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	28
Community College Education	5
Urban Education & Leadership	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL. More about our data sources and methodologies.