2025 Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia
7Colleges in Virginia
1,818Education Admin Degrees Awarded
$70,214Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in educational administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #27 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of educational administration. Combined, these schools handed out 1,818 degrees in educational administration to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Educational Administration School
Your choice of educational 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 educational 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Educational Administration in Virginia
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 education admin degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is difficult to beat George Mason University if you want to pursue a degree in educational administration. GMU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were about 144 educational administration students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available. Educational Administration degree recipients from George Mason University earn a boost of about $8,321 above the average income of educational administration majors.
It is difficult to beat Liberty University if you want to pursue a degree in educational administration. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #265 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.
There were about 970 educational administration students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the education admin program earn around $61,690 in their early career salary.
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Every student pursuing a degree in educational administration needs to take a look at Virginia Commonwealth University. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #189 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means VCU is a great university overall.
There were about 60 educational administration students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available. Educational Administration degree recipients from Virginia Commonwealth University earn a boost of approximately $19,549 above the typical income of educational administration graduates.
Old Dominion University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in educational administration. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 128 educational administration students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the education admin program make an average of $63,648 in the first couple years of their career.
Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Virginia Beach. This university ranks 21st out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 85 educational administration students who graduated with this degree at Regent in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the education admin program make about $63,312 for their early career.
Radford is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Radford. This university ranks 20th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 23 educational administration students who graduated with this degree at Radford in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the education admin program report average early career income of $59,061.
Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 50th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 10 educational administration students who graduated with this degree at Virginia State in the most recent data year. Educational Administration degree recipients from Virginia State University earn a boost of around $24,006 above the average income of educational administration graduates.
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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Your choice of educational 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 educational administration schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
