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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$28,261 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,245 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

With 776 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #18 most popular major in Massachusetts.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Massachusetts to see which 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Educational Administration Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA
$10,586 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Worcester State University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Worcester State are $10,586 per year.

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#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA
$10,655 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fitchburg State are $10,655 a year.

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#3

Gordon College

Wenham, MA
$26,250 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gordon College are $26,250 per year.

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#4

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA
$11,380 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Framingham State University is a great value for educational administration students. Framingham State is a small public school located in the small city of Framingham.

Framingham State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Endicott College

Beverly, MA
$36,614 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Endicott College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Massachusetts list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.

Endicott undergraduate students pay an average of $36,614 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$39,370 Average Tuition & Fees

American International College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Massachusetts list. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AIC are $39,370 per year.

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$11,675 Average Tuition & Fees

Salem State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salem State are $11,675 a year.

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#8

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA
$10,732 Average Tuition & Fees

Bridgewater State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bridgewater State are $10,732 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Bridgewater State University Report

$15,698 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

UMass Lowell undergraduate students pay an average of $15,698 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $16,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 419
Rhode Island 114
New Hampshire 334
Maine 164
Vermont 34

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 21 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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