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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$15,973 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

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

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

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

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

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Our analysis found Old Dominion University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Old Dominion are $13,224 a year.

Old Dominion also made our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.

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

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#4

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William & Mary are $16,618 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, William & Mary is ranked #4 for overall quality for education admin in Virginia.

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#5

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Virginia State University is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.

Virginia State graduate students pay an average of $11,989 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

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#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Shenandoah are $23,430 a year.

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#9

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Schools 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
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
Louisiana 538
Mississippi 783
Alabama 618

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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