2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 46,469 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Concordia University, Chicago also did well on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ashland University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.
Ferris also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of St Francis is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 a year.
University of Saint Francis also made our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.
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Northern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
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Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Cardinal Stritch University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Milwaukee, Cardinal Stritch 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 Cardinal Stritch are $11,840 a year.
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Youngstown State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.
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Western Illinois University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WIU are $12,182 a year.
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Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 877 |
| Ohio | 1,033 |
| Illinois | 1,825 |
| Indiana | 2,252 |
| Wisconsin | 909 |
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Educational Administration Related Majors for Education Admin
Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Education Admin
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
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).
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