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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$13,293 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Plains States 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found William Woods University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at William Woods are $7,200 a year.

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#2

Doane University

Crete, NE

Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Doane University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Crete.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Doane Crete are $8,586 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.

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Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 5 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

MSU Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $11,052 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, MSU Moorhead also did well on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Drake graduate students pay an average of $11,988 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

With a ranking of #7, Evangel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Springfield, Evangel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Evangel are $8,838 a year.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato 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. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

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#9

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 per year.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota 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 #10 on the list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
Kansas 646
Nebraska 782
North Dakota 136
South Dakota 158

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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