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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$14,588 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

Educational Administration is the #19 most popular major in Illinois with 1,825 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in Illinois 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 suburb of River Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

Concordia University, Chicago did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $9,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 17 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Illinois. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

University of Saint Francis graduate students pay an average of $13,839 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Saint Francis also made our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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Western Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.

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#7

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Aurora are $14,100 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Aurora also did well on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree educational administration programs. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

Lewis graduate students pay an average of $14,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $17,277 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 877
Ohio 1,033
Indiana 2,252
Wisconsin 909

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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.

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