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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

34 Colleges
$13,293 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Plains States 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named William Woods University the best value school in the Plains States Region for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fulton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Woods are $7,200 per year.

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#2

Doane University

Crete, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Doane University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Crete, Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Doane Crete are $8,586 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bolivar.

Southwest Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $5,388 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

MSU Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $11,052 in tuition and fees each year.

MSU Moorhead also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drake are $11,988 per year.

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#7

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

With a ranking of #7, Evangel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

Evangel graduate students pay an average of $8,838 in tuition and fees each year.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

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#9

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 a year.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota 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 #10 on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Minnesota 1,314
Kansas 646
Iowa 340
Nebraska 782
North Dakota 136
South Dakota 158

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.

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