2025 Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Ranked #8 in popularity, general educational leadership & 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 17 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for general educational leadership & administration students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 631 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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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 college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different 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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges 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 the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Educational Leadership & Administration in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration.

10 Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Administration

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Saint Cloud State University is a good choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Saint Cloud State University

3

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Kansas State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Kansas State University

4

Drake University
Des Moines, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

Drake University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general educational leadership & administration. Drake is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Des Moines.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Drake University

5

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

6

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from University of Missouri - Columbia

7

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from University of St Thomas Minnesota

8

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

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

9

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the city of Mankato.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from Minnesota State University - Mankato

10

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

USD is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Vermillion.More information about a doctorate in general educational leadership & administration from University of South Dakota

Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best general educational leadership & administration schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	199	300
Iowa	177	25
Missouri	175	162
Kansas	134	63
Nebraska	99	160
North Dakota	88	7
South Dakota	57	23

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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.

Majors Similar to Educational Leadership and Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	118
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	104
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	76
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	13
Community College Education	7
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	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.