Educational administration is an is a discipline within the field of education that focuses on practice and theory of administration within elementary, secondary, post-secondary and tertiary education institutions. Educational administration is different from other administrive disciplines in that it adheres to the princicples of educational philosophy.
Most education institutions – specifically elementary, middle and high schools ‐ require administrators to have a master’s or Ph.D. degree in education administration or leadership. Below our editor’s have listed the top educational administration colleges based on a composite of major college ranking indices.
Education Administration College Rankings | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Annual Tuition | Enrollment | |||
| 1 | Vanderbilt University (Peabody) – Nashville, TN | $1,500 per credit | 780 | |||
| 2 | University of Wisconsin–Madison – Madison, WI | $10,500 In-state, $25,000 Out-of-state | 1,030 | |||
| 3 | Harvard University – Cambridge, MA | $34,000 | 990 | |||
| 4 | Pennsylvania State University–University Park – University Park, PA | $15,400 In-state, $28,200 Out-of-state | 1,165 | |||
| 5 | Stanford University – Stanford, CA | $380 | $37,400 | |||
| 6 | University of Texas–Austin – Austin, TX | $7,400 In-state, $14,500 Out-of-state | 1,580 | |||
| 7 | Columbia University (Teachers College) – New York, NY | $1,100 per credit | 5,100 | |||
| 8 | Ohio State University – Columbus, OH | $11,000 In-state, $26,500 Out-of-state | 1,350 | |||
| 9 | Michigan State University – East Lansing, MI | $511/credit In-state $1,000/credit Out-of-state | 1,780 | |||
| 10 | University of Southern California (Rossier) – Los Angeles, CA | $1,300/credit | 1,270 | |||
* College rankings based on editor generated composite of major ranking indices. | ||||||