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Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$18,208 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 877 degrees and certificates were awarded to educational administration students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Michigan 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. 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.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Educational Administration

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ferris did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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#2

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Cornerstone University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Michigan. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornerstone are $14,960 per year.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Michigan. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $19,714 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WMU are $17,807 a year.

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Eastern Michigan 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Eastern Michigan are $16,672 a year.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $25,230 per year.

U-M did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #8, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wayne State are $18,937 a year.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oakland are $19,323 per year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,033
Illinois 1,825
Indiana 2,252
Wisconsin 909

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 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 9 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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