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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$15,973 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

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

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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

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

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Our analysis found Old Dominion University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Old Dominion University

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Liberty University

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.

Virginia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

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#4

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means William & Mary is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

William & Mary graduate students pay an average of $16,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at William & Mary Report

#5

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.

Virginia State graduate students pay an average of $11,989 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Virginia State University

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.

University of Virginia also took the #2 spot in our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

VCU graduate students pay an average of $15,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University

#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Shenandoah are $23,430 a year.

Shenandoah also made our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #4.

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#9

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Regent University

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,540
Georgia 739
North Carolina 1,205
Tennessee 1,211
Kentucky 1,005
Louisiana 538
Alabama 618
South Carolina 402
Mississippi 783
Arkansas 1,193
West Virginia 207

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 9 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.

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