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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$10,275 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 783 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Mississippi 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi

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

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Educational Administration

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our analysis found University of Mississippi to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Mississippi. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of University.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ole Miss are $9,048 a year.

Ole Miss also made our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

Mississippi State graduate students pay an average of $9,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mississippi State is ranked #3 for overall quality for education admin in Mississippi.

Full Educational Administration at Mississippi State University Report

Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $9,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Southern Miss not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

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#4

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means William Carey University is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

William Carey University graduate students pay an average of $12,235 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belhaven University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Belhaven are $10,980 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Belhaven University Report

#6

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Mississippi College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

MC graduate students pay an average of $12,796 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Jackson State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Jackson State are $8,445 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Jackson State University Report

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,582
Florida 1,540
Georgia 739
North Carolina 1,205
Tennessee 1,211
Kentucky 1,005
Louisiana 538
Alabama 618
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
West Virginia 207

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

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 7 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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