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Best Colleges for Educational Administration

50 Educational Administration programs ranked by real graduate earnings, debt, and completion — from the College Scorecard Field-of-Study data.

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For Educational Administration, Long Island University (New York) ranks #1 by our outcome score, with median graduate earnings of $134,325. Rankings reflect earnings, debt, and completion — not reputation or cost — across 50 programs with published outcome data.

#	School	Credential	Median earnings	Median debt	Completers	Score
1	Long Island University Brookville, NY	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$134,325	$20,500	49	92.2
2	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	Master's Degree	$131,961	$23,186	83	91.6
3	Bank Street College of Education New York, NY	Master's Degree	$118,465	$23,894	101	89.2
4	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	Master's Degree	$119,900	$21,817	43	88.6
5	The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$138,544	—	1,139	88.2
6	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$124,768	$27,849	221	88
7	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA	Doctoral Degree	$152,157	—	66	87.6
8	National University San Diego, CA	Master's Degree	$110,083	$23,388	180	87.4
9	The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY	Master's Degree	$138,388	—	99	87.3
10	Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$108,940	$17,066	—	85.5
11	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	Master's Degree	$109,423	$22,151	50	85.4
12	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$105,559	$20,503	104	85.4
13	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	Doctoral Degree	$174,350	—	28	85.4
14	Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA	Master's Degree	$109,714	$26,000	123	85.3
15	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	Doctoral Degree	$134,549	—	44	85.2
16	City University of Seattle Seattle, WA	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$147,389	—	31	85
17	Fordham University Bronx, NY	Doctoral Degree	$140,055	—	29	84.3
18	Relay Graduate School of Education New York, NY	Master's Degree	$148,774	—	—	83.9
19	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA	Master's Degree	$118,581	—	57	83.2
20	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	Doctoral Degree	$133,709	—	27	83.1
21	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	Doctoral Degree	$154,918	—	18	82.8
22	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	Doctoral Degree	$127,684	—	30	82.5
23	Fordham University Bronx, NY	Master's Degree	$106,668	$21,199	28	82.5
24	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	Doctoral Degree	$104,509	$19,765	28	82.1
25	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	Master's Degree	$129,722	—	24	81.8
26	Pace University New York, NY	Master's Degree	$143,103	—	14	81.6
27	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	Master's Degree	$115,100	—	46	81.5
28	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	Doctoral Degree	$184,940	—	5	81.1
29	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	Doctoral Degree	$125,689	—	21	80.8
30	Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$110,620	—	55	80.8
31	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	Doctoral Degree	$154,544	—	8	80.8
32	College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$131,076	—	18	80.8
33	Russell Sage College Troy, NY	Doctoral Degree	$179,109	$44,276	30	80.7
34	George Fox University Newberg, OR	Doctoral Degree	$120,720	—	26	80.7
35	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	Doctoral Degree	$159,820	—	4	80.4
36	Washington State University Pullman, WA	Doctoral Degree	$163,998	—	3	80.3
37	Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJ	Doctoral Degree	$122,250	—	22	80.2
38	Hood College Frederick, MD	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$119,559	—	—	80.1
39	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	Doctoral Degree	$108,580	$27,834	37	79.9
40	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	Doctoral Degree	$170,203	$51,307	35	79.8
41	Touro University New York, NY	Master's Degree	$120,353	$38,979	60	79.7
42	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	Doctoral Degree	$130,291	—	13	79.6
43	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	Master's Degree	$109,935	$20,500	0	79.6
44	Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH	Doctoral Degree	$130,741	—	12	79.6
45	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	Master's Degree	$116,546	—	25	79.6
46	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	Doctoral Degree	$132,932	—	10	79.5
47	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$147,305	—	2	79.5
48	Long Island University Brookville, NY	Master's Degree	$112,457	—	31	79.5
49	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	Doctoral Degree	$130,532	—	11	79.2
50	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	Master's Degree	$118,120	—	21	79.1

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Hidden Gems for Educational Administration

Lower-profile schools with a genuinely strong outcome score for Educational Administration — the famous brand names and mega-flagships are deliberately filtered out.

#	School	Median earnings	Admit rate	Score
1	Long Island University Brookville, NY Strong Educational Administration outcome score, accessible admissions, lower-profile than the field’s famous names	$134,325	86%	92.2
2	Bank Street College of Education New York, NY Strong Educational Administration outcome score, lower-profile than the field’s famous names	$118,465	—	89.2
3	The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY Strong Educational Administration outcome score, accessible admissions, smaller, lower-profile campus	$138,544	73%	88.2
4	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA Strong Educational Administration outcome score, smaller, lower-profile campus	$152,157	—	87.6
5	National University San Diego, CA Strong Educational Administration outcome score, lower-profile than the field’s famous names	$110,083	—	87.4
6	Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY Strong Educational Administration outcome score, accessible admissions, smaller, lower-profile campus	$108,940	83%	85.5
7	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA Strong Educational Administration outcome score, accessible admissions, lower-profile than the field’s famous names	$109,423	97%	85.4
8	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT Strong Educational Administration outcome score, accessible admissions, lower-profile than the field’s famous names	$105,559	73%	85.4
9	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL Strong Educational Administration outcome score, accessible admissions, lower-profile than the field’s famous names	$134,549	70%	85.2
10	City University of Seattle Seattle, WA Strong Educational Administration outcome score, smaller, lower-profile campus	$147,389	—	85
11	Relay Graduate School of Education New York, NY Strong Educational Administration outcome score, smaller, lower-profile campus	$148,774	—	83.9
12	University of La Verne La Verne, CA Strong Educational Administration outcome score, accessible admissions, smaller, lower-profile campus	$133,709	71%	83.1

Hidden Gems use the same College Scorecard outcome score, then drop the pool’s most-selective brands (bottom-quartile admit rate) and largest campuses (top-quartile enrollment). Schools that don’t report admit rate or enrollment are not dropped by that guard.

How we ranked this

Programs are scored 0–100 within the Educational Administration field (CIP 13.04) using three College Scorecard figures: median graduate earnings (weighted 70%), median federal-loan debt (20%, inverted so lower debt scores higher), and completer count (10%, log-scaled). Each input is percentile-ranked against the other Educational Administration programs, so the score is robust to outliers and comparable across schools. Programs with no published earnings are excluded — never given a fabricated number. This is the same engine that powers our interactive Major Rankings. Minimum 5 scorable programs required to publish.

Frequently asked questions

Which college has the best Educational Administration program?+

By our outcome score, Long Island University (New York) ranks #1 for Educational Administration, with median graduate earnings of $134,325.

How are these Educational Administration programs ranked?+

Each program gets a 0–100 outcome score from three real College Scorecard figures: median graduate earnings (70%), median federal-loan debt (20%, lower is better), and completer count (10%). Programs are compared within the major so the score reflects the best schools for this field specifically.

Where does the earnings and debt data come from?+

The U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field-of-Study file, which publishes median earnings and median debt by institution and major (4-digit CIP). Figures are post-graduation medians; programs without published earnings are not scored and are omitted from this ranking.

Can I filter Educational Administration programs by state or degree level?+

Yes. This page shows the national top programs; use the interactive Major Rankings tool to filter the same data by state, and by credential level (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral).

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Data sources: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Field of Study) · IPEDS Completions. Figures are the most recent values published in each federal dataset; cells with no published value are shown as “—” and never estimated. CertiHomes Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.