2025 Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

General Educational Leadership & Administration is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #8 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 211 doctor's degrees in general educational leadership & administration to qualified students.

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

The educational leadership and administration doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general educational leadership & administration students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general educational leadership & administration students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general educational leadership & administration related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general educational leadership & 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 General Educational Leadership & Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Educational Leadership & Administration in Florida

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general educational leadership & administration students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Florida Schools for a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Administration

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

University of Florida is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration. UF is a fairly large public university located in the city of Gainesville.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from University of Florida

2

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration needs to take a look at Florida State University. Florida State is a very large public university located in the city of Tallahassee.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Florida State University

3

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

University of Central Florida is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from University of Central Florida

4

University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of North Florida is a great choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration. UNF is a large public university located in the large city of Jacksonville.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from University of North Florida

5

Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

St. Leo University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Saint Leo.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Saint Leo University

6

Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Southeastern University

Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	190	183
Georgia	190	90
Virginia	182	250
Mississippi	154	108
Tennessee	150	195
Louisiana	146	51
Alabama	139	74
South Carolina	135	43
Kentucky	119	92
Arkansas	74	36

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General Educational Leadership & Administration Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Educational Administration area of study, General Educational Leadership & Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Educational Leadership and Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	34
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	4
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	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.