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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$11,507 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 340 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

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

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 Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Iowa 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.

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 Iowa

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

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

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Iowa. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNI are $10,569 a year.

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

Full Educational Administration at University of Northern Iowa Report

#2

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Drake not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Drake University

Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $11,404 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Iowa State also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Iowa State University

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $12,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Iowa also took the #4 spot in our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Iowa

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 4 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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