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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$15,780 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Master'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.

The Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Michigan to see which master'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.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

#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 master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.

Full Educational Administration at Ferris State University Report

Out of the 17 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Ann Arbor are $12,995 a year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Concordia University, Ann Arbor

Out of the 17 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northern Michigan University are $10,612 per year.

Full Educational Administration at Northern Michigan University Report

#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Central Michigan University

#5

Baker College

Owosso, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Baker College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Michigan. Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baker College are $12,750 per year.

Full Educational Administration at Baker College Report

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

Michigan State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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Grand Valley State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

GVSU graduate students pay an average of $17,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GVSU also made our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #5.

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#8

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of University Center.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saginaw Valley State University are $15,748 per year.

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#9

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

Cornerstone University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.

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

Full Educational Administration at Cornerstone University Report

University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Dearborn are $14,510 per year.

Full Educational Administration at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

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 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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