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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$15,780 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

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

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 866 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Michigan to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ferris are $8,232 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Concordia University, Ann Arbor graduate students pay an average of $12,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northern Michigan University are $10,612 per year.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Michigan. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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#5

Baker College

Owosso, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Baker College is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Baker College are $12,750 a year.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

Michigan State also made our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #2.

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Grand Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

GVSU graduate students pay an average of $17,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GVSU also made our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #5.

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#8

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of University Center.

Saginaw Valley State University graduate students pay an average of $15,748 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

Cornerstone University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cornerstone are $14,960 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM Dearborn are $14,510 a year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 17 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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