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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

48 Colleges
$14,177 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 45,458 educational administration students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education admin majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Concordia University, Chicago is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#2

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Ashland University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.

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#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ferris also is in the top 20% of our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Saint Francis is ranked #5 for overall quality for education admin in the Great Lakes Region .

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Northern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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Illinois State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Educational Administration at Illinois State University Report

With a ranking of #8, Cardinal Stritch University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Cardinal Stritch is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Milwaukee.

Cardinal Stritch graduate students pay an average of $11,840 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at Youngstown State University Report

Western Illinois University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WIU are $12,182 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Western Illinois University Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 866
Illinois 1,821
Ohio 856
Indiana 2,122
Wisconsin 862

One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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.

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