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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

70 Colleges
$9,944 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Master'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 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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 70 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the education admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

#1

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Martin Luther College the best value school in the Plains States Region for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MLC are $5,400 a year.

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#2

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NWC are $6,360 per year.

NWC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#3

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Sioux Falls helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $7,110 per year.

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#4

Doane University

Crete, NE

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Doane University is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Doane Crete are $8,586 per year.

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#5

Benedictine College

Atchison, KS

The excellent master’s degree programs at Benedictine College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Atchison, Benedictine College 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 Benedictine College are $6,540 a year.

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#6

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

Morningside College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Morningside are $6,516 a year.

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Southwest Baptist University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the distant town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwest are $7,064 per year.

Full Educational Administration at Northwest Missouri State University Report

Concordia University, Nebraska came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska 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 Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 a year.

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William Woods University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit college 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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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Educational Administration graduate students in the Plains States Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Wayne State College Wayne, NE
12 Drake University Des Moines, IA
13 Dordt University Sioux Center, IA
14 Chadron State College Chadron, NE

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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