2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Educational Administration
38
Ranked Colleges
553
Degrees Awarded
$33,829
Avg Salary
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Educational Administration is the 27th most popular major in the country with 46,975 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , educational administration graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $62,159 and had an average of $36,794 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 553 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major” ranking, we looked at 38 colleges that offer a degree in educational administration. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their educational administration program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major”.
Top 38 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Educational Administration
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Marion Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. Ohio State University - Marion Campus is a small school located in Marion, Ohio that handed out 15 bachelors’s education admin degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major. Mansfield, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education admin degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus Educational Administration Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Lima Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. Lima, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education admin degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Newark Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. Newark, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education admin degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Ohio State University - Newark Campus Educational Administration Report
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Ocala, Florida, and it awarded 180 bachelors’s education admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Millikin University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major ranking. Millikin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Decatur, Illinois. It awarded 0 bachelors’s education admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Millikin University Educational Administration Report
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education admin students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Educational Administration at UWM
With a ranking of #9, Cleveland State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Cleveland State University Educational Administration Report
Belmont University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major ranking, coming in at #10. Belmont is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 0 bachelors’s education admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Belmont
With a ranking of #11, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Delaware ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Saint Joseph’s University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s education admin degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
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Gallaudet University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education admin students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Gallaudet University Educational Administration Report
Rivier University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. Rivier is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashua, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major ranking. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education admin degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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North Central University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s education admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
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Centenary University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major ranking. Located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education admin students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The College of New Jersey came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Ewing, New Jersey, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s education admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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Saint Leo University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Leo, Florida, and it awarded 119 bachelors’s education admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #17, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 102 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Mount Saint Mary’s University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. MSMU is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Mount Saint Mary’s University Educational Administration Report
Rasmussen University - Illinois came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Delaware State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. Dover, Delaware is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education admin degrees to 28 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Full Del State Educational Administration Report
Arkansas Baptist College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. Arkansas Baptist College is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
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University of Jamestown did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major ranking, coming in at #17. University of Jamestown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jamestown, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Jamestown
MSU Texas ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s education admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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Concordia University, Ann Arbor ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education admin students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
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La Salle University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education admin students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Central Missouri ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major ranking. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education admin degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Rasmussen University - Kansas Educational Administration Report
Oral Roberts University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major ranking. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education admin students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Oral Roberts University Educational Administration Report
Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major ranking. This small school is located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s education admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Rasmussen University - Minnesota
Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major ranking, coming in at #17. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. This small school is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s education admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Universidad Adventista de las Antillas came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major ranking. Located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education admin students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Rhodes College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education admin students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southern Adventist University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major list. Southern Adventist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 9 bachelors’s education admin degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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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
- *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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