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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

34 Colleges
$13,293 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. 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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States 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

Our analysis found William Woods University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fulton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at William Woods are $7,200 a year.

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#2

Doane University

Crete, NE

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Doane University is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Crete, Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Doane Crete are $8,586 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.

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Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Baptist University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bolivar.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 a year.

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Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

MSU Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $11,052 in tuition and fees each year.

MSU Moorhead also took the #4 spot in our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

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#6

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drake are $11,988 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Drake is ranked #3 for overall quality for education admin in the Plains States Region .

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#7

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

Evangel 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 #7 on the list. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Evangel are $8,838 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

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#9

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.

Bethel University Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in tuition and fees each year.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree educational administration programs. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Kansas 646
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
South Dakota 158
North Dakota 136
Nebraska 782

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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