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Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$27,130 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,799 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Educational Administration is the #28 most popular major in Iowa with 340 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Iowa to see which 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Educational Administration

#1

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA
$33,590 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern College the best value school in Iowa for educational administration students. Located in the distant town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NWC are $33,590 a year.

NWC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Educational Administration Schools in Iowa list.

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#2

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA
$35,270 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Morningside College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Morningside undergraduate students pay an average of $35,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
$9,053 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNI are $9,053 a year.

UNI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Educational Administration Schools in Iowa list.

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#4

Drake University

Des Moines, IA
$45,912 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Drake University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Iowa. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drake are $45,912 a year.

Drake also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Schools in Iowa rankings.

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#5

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA
$33,590 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dordt University is a great value for educational administration students. Located in the remote town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dordt are $33,590 a year.

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$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Iowa State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Iowa list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa State are $9,634 a year.

Iowa State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Educational Administration Schools in Iowa list.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Educational Administration Schools in Iowa list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA
$33,570 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Ambrose University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Located in the city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Ambrose University are $33,570 a year.

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#9

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA
$33,609 Average Tuition & Fees

Upper Iowa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for educational administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIU are $33,609 per year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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