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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

75 Colleges
$25,274 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,910 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.

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.

The Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 75 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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 Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education admin majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN
$16,910 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Martin Luther College to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MLC are $16,910 per year.

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#2

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration 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 undergraduate students at NWC are $33,590 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NWC is ranked #3 for overall quality for education admin in the Plains States Region .

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#3

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD
$19,900 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Sioux Falls helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Sioux Falls are $19,900 a year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Sioux Falls

$14,919 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwest are $14,919 a year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northwest Missouri State University

#5

Benedictine College

Atchison, KS
$32,630 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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 undergraduate student at Benedictine College are $32,630 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Benedictine College Report

#6

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA
$35,270 Average Tuition & Fees

Morningside College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morningside are $35,270 per year.

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#7

Doane University

Crete, NE
$37,880 Average Tuition & Fees

Doane University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

Doane Crete undergraduate students pay an average of $37,880 in tuition and fees each year.

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$26,060 Average Tuition & Fees

Southwest Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Baptist University are $26,060 a year.

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$26,730 Average Tuition & Fees

William Woods University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration 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 undergraduate student at William Woods are $26,730 a year.

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$36,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Nebraska are $36,310 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Concordia University, Nebraska Report

#11

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE
$7,458 Average Tuition & Fees

Wayne State College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSC are $7,458 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 Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Concordia University, Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN
13 Drake University Des Moines, IA
14 Dordt University Sioux Center, IA
15 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN

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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