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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$27,191 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 District of Columbia. With 354 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th 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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Educational Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Trinity Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Trinity College graduate students pay an average of $14,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Trinity College also took the #5 spot in our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

Full Educational Administration at Trinity Washington University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

GWU also made our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #2.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 3 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The American University are $38,456 a year.

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

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Howard are $34,326 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - Global Region. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Strayer University - Global Region graduate students pay an average of $15,135 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Strayer University - District of Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Strayer University - District of Columbia are $15,135 per year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,708
Pennsylvania 1,848
Maryland 548
New Jersey 1,107
Delaware 272

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 6 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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