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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

38 Colleges
$17,771 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest 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

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Baptist University landed the # 2 spot on the list. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at HBU are $13,400 a year.

HBU also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tarleton are $15,031 per year.

Full Educational Administration at Tarleton State University Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 a year.

UT Rio Grande Valley also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

Texas A&M Kingsville graduate students pay an average of $14,344 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

UTEP graduate students pay an average of $16,621 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

The University of Texas at Austin 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 large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #4 for overall quality for education admin in the Southwest Region .

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Stephen F Austin 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 #10 on the list. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 per year.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,028
Texas 4,961
New Mexico 99
Oklahoma 567

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.

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