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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,691 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 3rd in Alabama. In fact, 618 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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.

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 Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Alabama 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 Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Educational Administration

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the best value school in Alabama for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UAB graduate students pay an average of $8,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Auburn is ranked #2 for overall quality for education admin in Alabama.

Full Educational Administration at Auburn University Report

#3

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Alabama State University is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public college with a small student population.

Alabama State graduate students pay an average of $10,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Alabama State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Full Educational Administration at Alabama State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USA are $8,426 a year.

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#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Alabama helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Alabama. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.

UA also made our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #5.

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#6

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

Samford graduate students pay an average of $21,575 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Samford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Full Educational Administration at Samford University Report

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,005
Tennessee 1,225
North Carolina 1,205
Georgia 776
Florida 1,764
Virginia 1,582
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
Louisiana 538
Mississippi 783

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 6 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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