2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Educational Leadership & Administration in District of Columbia

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General Educational Leadership & Administration is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 33,008 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across District of Columbia, there were 266 general educational leadership & administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 general educational leadership & administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,283 and $158,260 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general educational leadership & administration. That schools that top this list have a program in general educational leadership & administration in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree educational leadership and administration students.

Top 4 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Educational Leadership & Administration in District of Columbia

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

#6 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in District of Columbia list. Howard University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s educational leadership and administration degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at Howard

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in District of Columbia. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s educational leadership and administration degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at GWU

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

#4 overall quality in District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at CUA

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

#3 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Leadership and Administration Major in District of Columbia. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s educational leadership and administration degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Full American University General Educational Leadership & Administration Report

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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