2025 Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in Maine

Ranked #32 in popularity, general educational leadership & administration is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in Maine ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 154 degrees in general educational leadership & administration to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools List

Choosing a Great General Educational Leadership & Administration School

The educational leadership and administration program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Educational Leadership & Administration rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Educational Leadership & Administration School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your General Educational Leadership & Administration Degree Level

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 Maine ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for General Educational Leadership & Administration in Maine

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the educational leadership and administration degree levels they offer.

Top Maine Schools in Educational Leadership and Administration

1

University of New England
Biddeford, ME

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

94 Educational Leadership and Administration Degrees Awarded

16.0% Growth in Graduates

University of New England is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general educational leadership & administration. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #742 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNE is a great university overall.More information about a degree in general educational leadership & administration from University of New England

2

University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

28.6% Growth in Graduates

University of Southern Maine is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general educational leadership & administration. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Portland. This university ranks 11th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.More information about a degree in general educational leadership & administration from University of Southern Maine

3

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

42.1% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Maine if you want to pursue a degree in general educational leadership & administration. UMaine is a large public university located in the small suburb of Orono. This university ranks 19th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.More information about a degree in general educational leadership & administration from University of Maine

Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	384
Connecticut	538	60
Rhode Island	436	25
New Hampshire	395	188
Vermont	352	15

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General Educational Leadership & Administration Related Rankings by Major

General Educational Leadership & Administration is one of 13 different types of Educational Administration programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	46
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	7
Administration of Special Education	4

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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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.