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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

48 Colleges
$14,177 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 46,469 educational administration students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes 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

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

Concordia University, Chicago also made our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

Full Educational Administration at Concordia University, Chicago Report

#2

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Ashland University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.

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#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Out of the 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NLU are $12,096 a year.

NLU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Educational Administration at National Louis University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

University of Saint Francis graduate students pay an average of $13,839 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Saint Francis is ranked #2 for overall quality for education admin in the Great Lakes Region .

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of St Francis

Northern Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NIU also is in the top 20% of our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northern Illinois University

With a ranking of #7, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Illinois State also is in the top 20% of our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Illinois State University

Cardinal Stritch University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Milwaukee, Cardinal Stritch 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 Cardinal Stritch are $11,840 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Cardinal Stritch University Report

#9

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.

Full Educational Administration at Youngstown State University Report

Western Illinois 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 #10 on the list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at Western Illinois University Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,033
Illinois 1,825
Indiana 2,252
Michigan 877
Wisconsin 909

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Admin Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration 32,837
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 4,709
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 2,247
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 1,727
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship 1,572
Superintendency & Educational System Administration 1,107
Urban Education & Leadership 736
Adult & Continuing Education Administration 462
Secondary School Administration/Principalship 452
Community College Education 354
Administration of Special Education 186
Early Childhood Program Administration 70
International School Administration/Leadership 10

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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