2025 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Kansas

Ranked #6 in popularity, educational administration is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 95 doctor's degrees in educational administration to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on educational administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of educational administration students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt educational administration students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized educational administration related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for educational administration students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Kansas list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Educational Administration in Kansas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in educational administration.

Top Kansas Schools for a Doctorate in Education Admin

1

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

13 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in educational administration has to check out Kansas State University. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Kansas State University

2

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

41 Annual Graduates

$80,689 Median Starting Salary

University of Kansas is a good option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in educational administration. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduating, education admin doctorate recipients generally make around $80,689 in the first five years of their career.

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

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	122	297
Minnesota	120	347
Iowa	110	33
Nebraska	70	201
North Dakota	68	12
South Dakota	45	23

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Rankings in Majors Related to Education Admin

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Education Admin Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	84
Community College Education	6
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	5

Majors Similar to Education Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction	28
Special Education	12
Teacher Education Grade Specific	9
Student Counseling	6
Instructional Media Design	5
Teacher Education Subject Specific	5

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.