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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$9,854 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 783 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Mississippi 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi

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

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Educational Administration

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the remote town of University.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ole Miss are $9,048 per year.

Ole Miss also made our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #1.

Full Educational Administration at University of Mississippi Report

#2

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Delta State University is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Delta State University are $8,360 per year.

Delta State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Delta State University

#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mississippi State are $9,220 per year.

Mississippi State also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi rankings.

Full Educational Administration at Mississippi State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern Miss are $9,204 a year.

Full Educational Administration at University of Southern Mississippi Report

#5

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

The excellent master’s degree programs at Mississippi College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Mississippi. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MC are $12,796 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MC is ranked #2 for overall quality for education admin in Mississippi.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Mississippi College

#6

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

William Carey 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at William Carey University are $12,235 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, William Carey University is ranked #4 for overall quality for education admin in Mississippi.

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#7

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

Alcorn State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the remote area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Alcorn State are $8,395 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Alcorn State University Report

#8

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven 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. Located in the city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Belhaven are $10,980 per year.

Full Educational Administration at Belhaven University Report

Jackson State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jackson State are $8,445 per year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,582
Florida 1,540
Georgia 739
North Carolina 1,205
Tennessee 1,211
Kentucky 1,005
Louisiana 538
Alabama 618
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
West Virginia 207

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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