2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Educational Administration 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 108 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.
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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education admin majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Best Educational Administration Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wisconsin Lutheran College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for educational administration students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
WLC undergraduate students pay an average of $32,766 in tuition and fees each year.
WLC also made our Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.
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Out of the 108 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ashland University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ashland are $23,090 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Grace College and Theological Seminary is a great value for educational administration students. Grace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona Lake.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grace College are $25,044 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great value for educational administration students. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,188 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $34,310 per year.
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Viterbo University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Viterbo are $29,920 a year.
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Bethel University - Mishawaka landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Bethel University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Mishawaka.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bethel University are $30,830 a year.
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Olivet Nazarene University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $37,440 per year.
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Marian University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Marian are $29,130 a year.
Illinois State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois State are $24,172 per year.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
National Louis University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
NLU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,169 in tuition and fees each year.
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Youngstown State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,732 in tuition and fees each year.
University of St Francis came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Saint Francis are $35,000 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Saint Francis also is in the top 10% of our Best Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
McKendree University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lebanon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at McKendree are $33,050 a year.
Full Educational Administration at McKendree University Report
Alverno College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alverno are $31,258 per year.
Northern Illinois University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in tuition and fees each year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL |
| 18 | Carroll University | Waukesha, WI |
| 19 | Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland, OH |
| 20 | Concordia University, Wisconsin | Mequon, WI |
| 21 | Cardinal Stritch University | Milwaukee, WI |
Best Educational Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 1,033 |
| Illinois | 1,825 |
| Indiana | 2,252 |
| Michigan | 877 |
| Wisconsin | 909 |
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Educational Administration Related Majors for Education Admin
Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Education Admin Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related 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 26 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).
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