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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

38 Colleges
$17,771 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Southwest 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Southwest Region

Check out the education admin doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the best value school in the Southwest Region for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Grand Canyon University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at HBU are $13,400 a year.

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#3

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Tarleton State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Tarleton is a large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tarleton are $15,031 per year.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $15,677 in tuition and fees each year.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 per year.

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University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree educational administration programs. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

UTEP graduate students pay an average of $16,621 in tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree educational administration programs. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

SFASU graduate students pay an average of $15,695 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,961
Arizona 2,024
Oklahoma 567
New Mexico 98

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

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.

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