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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$10,709 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 207 degrees and certificates were awarded to educational administration students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in West Virginia 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 West Virginia

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

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

#1

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

Our analysis found Wheeling University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in West Virginia. Located in the small city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wheeling University are $10,160 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wheeling University is ranked #1 for overall quality for education admin in West Virginia.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WVU are $10,332 per year.

WVU also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia rankings.

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#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marshall University are $8,882 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Institute, WVSU is a public college with a small student population.

WVSU graduate students pay an average of $9,161 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at American Military University are $7,050 a year.

American Military University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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#6

Salem University

Salem, WV

Salem 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. Salem is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Salem are $13,864 a year.

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Strayer University - West Virginia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Scott Depot, Strayer University - West Virginia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Strayer University - West Virginia are $15,135 per year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Colleges 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
Mississippi 783
Arkansas 1,193

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 7 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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