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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

56 Colleges
$16,417 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

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

With 46,469 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Cabrini University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cabrini University are $2,318 a year.

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#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wilmington University is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Wilmington University graduate students pay an average of $9,060 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at Wilmington University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Russell Sage College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Russel Sage are $13,140 per year.

Russel Sage 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 Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Educational Administration at Russell Sage College Report

#4

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

Out of the 56 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gwynedd Mercy University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley.

Gwynedd - Mercy graduate students pay an average of $14,947 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Gwynedd - Mercy also is in the top 15% of our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Full Educational Administration at Gwynedd Mercy University Report

#5

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 56 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holy Family University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Holy Family are $12,181 per year.

Full Educational Administration at Holy Family University Report

#6

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

Centenary University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Centenary graduate students pay an average of $17,550 in tuition and fees each year.

Centenary also made our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.

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University of Delaware 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 #7 on the list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.

UD also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Delaware

#8

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

Salisbury graduate students pay an average of $15,765 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Salisbury University

#9

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 per year.

Full Educational Administration at Rowan University Report

West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 per year.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,107
Pennsylvania 1,855
New York 3,715
Maryland 548
District of Columbia 355
Delaware 292

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

Education Admin Concentrations

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

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 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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