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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

65 Colleges
$20,909 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,022 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 65 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX
$11,726 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found MSU Texas to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . MSU Texas is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Wichita Falls.

MSU Texas undergraduate students pay an average of $11,726 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 65 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lubbock Christian University landed the # 2 spot on the list. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCU are $24,900 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great value for educational administration students. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.

ASU - Skysong excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Arizona State University - Skysong

$17,404 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a great value for educational administration students. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $17,404 per year.

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#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
$17,189 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 65 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Grand Canyon University Report

$27,980 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, East Texas Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. Located in the distant town of Marshall, East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at East Texas Baptist University are $27,980 per year.

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$27,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Nazarene University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SNU are $27,000 a year.

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$15,755 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,755 in tuition and fees each year.

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$15,870 Average Tuition & Fees

Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,870 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at Southeastern Oklahoma State University Report

$15,001 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Alva, NWOSU is a public school with a small student population.

NWOSU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,001 in tuition and fees each year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Educational Administration graduate students in the Southwest Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
12 East Central University Ada, OK
13 Houston Baptist University Houston, TX

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,961
Arizona 2,024
Oklahoma 567
New Mexico 98

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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