2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree School for You
Educational Administration is the #22 most popular major in the country with 46,469 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 96 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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.
Top 15% Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of the Cumberlands to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Carson - Newman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in the Southeast Region . Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Jefferson City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Carson - Newman are $9,632 a year.
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Out of the 96 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the # 3 spot on the list. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Henderson.
FHU graduate students pay an average of $10,980 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harding University is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harding are $11,080 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Jackson.
Union graduate students pay an average of $11,666 in tuition and fees each year.
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Piedmont College 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. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Piedmont College are $11,020 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Piedmont College also is in the top 10% of our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Wingate University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wingate.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wingate are $11,700 a year.
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Bellarmine University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bellarmine U are $13,652 a year.
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St. Thomas University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens, STU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
STU graduate students pay an average of $14,400 in tuition and fees each year.
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Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TNU are $11,585 a year.
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University of North Georgia ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNG are $18,354 a year.
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Liberty 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 #12 on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
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North Greenville 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 #13 on the list. Located in the rural area of Tigerville, North Greenville 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 North Greenville are $12,220 a year.
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With a ranking of #14, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.
Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in tuition and fees each year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Educational Administration students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Southeastern University | Lakeland, FL |
| 16 | William Carey University | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 17 | Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA |
| 18 | Morehead State University | Morehead, KY |
| 19 | Lynn University | Boca Raton, FL |
Best Educational Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 776 |
| Virginia | 1,582 |
| North Carolina | 1,205 |
| Florida | 1,764 |
| Tennessee | 1,225 |
| Kentucky | 1,005 |
| South Carolina | 402 |
| Louisiana | 538 |
| Arkansas | 1,193 |
| Alabama | 618 |
| Mississippi | 783 |
| West Virginia | 207 |
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Majors Related to Education Admin
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 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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