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2024 Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region

77 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
4,765 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #32 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 77 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,765 degrees in general educational leadership & administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Educational Leadership & Administration School

Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of general educational leadership & 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 general educational leadership & administration schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Educational Leadership and Administration
Master's Degrees in Educational Leadership and Administration
Doctor's Degrees in Educational Leadership and Administration

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Educational Leadership & Administration in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the educational leadership and administration degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

12 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Educational Leadership and Administration

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
405 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general educational leadership & administration needs to check out Concordia University, Chicago. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of River Forest. A Best Colleges rank of #170 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Concordia University, Chicago is a great university overall.

There were about 405 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Chicago in the most recent data year.

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Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
60 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a degree in general educational leadership & administration. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 60 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In IL

It is difficult to beat Loyola University Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in general educational leadership & administration. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
95 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general educational leadership & administration. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 95 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IN
38 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were approximately 38 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
112 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 112 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH
50 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

UDayton is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Dayton. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UDayton is a great university overall.

There were about 50 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent data year.

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8
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
23rd Most Popular In IL

Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 1 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent data year.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
22nd Most Popular In IL

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In IL
43 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

NIU is a large public university located in the small suburb of Dekalb. This university ranks 24th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 43 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent data year.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In IL

Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #231 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Viterbo University
La Crosse, WI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WI
153 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of La Crosse. This university ranks 18th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 153 general educational leadership & administration students who graduated with this degree at Viterbo in the most recent data year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for General Educational Leadership & Administration students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
13 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
14 Ashland University Ashland, OH
15 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
16 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
17 DePaul University Chicago, IL
18 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
19 North Central College Naperville, IL

Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best general educational leadership & administration schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 496
Michigan 915 387
Illinois 870 1,091
Indiana 737 1,734
Wisconsin 672 526

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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 835
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 397
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 264
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship 159
Superintendency & Educational System Administration 126
Secondary School Administration/Principalship 117
Urban Education & Leadership 96
Adult & Continuing Education Administration 91
Community College Education 48
Administration of Special Education 40

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