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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$12,691 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 618 degrees and certificates were awarded to educational administration students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Alabama 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. 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.

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

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

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

Our analysis found University of Alabama at Birmingham to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Alabama. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $8,100 per year.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

Auburn also made our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #1.

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#3

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alabama State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Alabama State is a small public school located in the city of Montgomery.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Alabama State are $10,156 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. USA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.

USA graduate students pay an average of $8,426 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Alabama is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.

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#6

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

With a ranking of #6, Samford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Samford are $21,575 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Samford is ranked #2 for overall quality for education admin in Alabama.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
Mississippi 783
West Virginia 207

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 6 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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