2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Educational Administration in Iowa

Ranked #7 in popularity, educational administration is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Educational Administration in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 55 doctor's degrees in educational administration to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Educational Administration School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in education admin matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Educational Administration in Iowa ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality educational administration program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Educational Administration Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for educational administration.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Educational Administration in Iowa

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for educational administration students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Education Admin Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Drake University
Des Moines, IA

40 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in educational administration has to check out Drake University. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in educational administration in Iowa.

There were approximately 40 educational administration students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Drake University

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Iowa if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in educational administration. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in educational administration in Iowa.

There were roughly 9 educational administration individuals who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in educational administration from University of Iowa

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Iowa State University
Ames, IA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in educational administration needs to check out Iowa State University. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in educational administration in Iowa.

There were approximately 6 educational administration students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Iowa State University

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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Northern Iowa if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in educational administration. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in educational administration from University of Northern Iowa

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	120	256
Minnesota	119	188
Kansas	92	90
Nebraska	65	156
North Dakota	62	21
South Dakota	44	23

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Educational Administration Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Educational Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Admin Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	46
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	8
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Subject Specific	14
Educational Assessment	7
Curriculum & Instruction	6
Instructional Media Design	6
General Education	5
Student Counseling	4
Education Philosophy	3
Special Education	3
Teacher Education Grade Specific	3

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.