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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$18,628 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd 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. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Virginia 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.

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 Schools in Virginia

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA
$12,638 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found James Madison University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JMU are $12,638 a year.

JMU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia list.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GMU are $13,119 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GMU also is in the top 20% of our Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia ranking.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Liberty University Report

#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA
$10,800 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Old Dominion are $10,800 per year.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
$14,174 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $14,174 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia rankings.

Full Educational Administration at Virginia Tech Report

#6

Radford University

Radford, VA
$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

Radford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for educational administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Radford are $11,542 a year.

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#7

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA
$23,812 Average Tuition & Fees

William & Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for educational administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

William & Mary undergraduate students pay an average of $23,812 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

William & Mary also took the #4 spot in our Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#8

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA
$33,500 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of Lynchburg did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Lynchburg undergraduate students pay an average of $33,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA
$9,154 Average Tuition & Fees

Virginia State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia State are $9,154 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Virginia State University Report

#10

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA
$19,785 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Virginia are $19,785 per year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia list.

Full Educational Administration at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

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
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
West Virginia 207

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 17 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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