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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$15,780 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 3rd in Michigan. In fact, 877 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Michigan to see which master'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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

Check out the education admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ferris are $8,232 a year.

Ferris also took the #4 spot in our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Ferris State University

The excellent master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Ann Arbor are $12,995 per year.

Full Educational Administration at Concordia University, Ann Arbor Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northern Michigan University are $10,612 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northern Michigan University

#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

Central Michigan also took the #5 spot in our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

Full Educational Administration at Central Michigan University Report

#5

Baker College

Owosso, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Baker College is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Baker College graduate students pay an average of $12,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Baker College

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.

Michigan State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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Grand Valley State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GVSU are $17,904 a year.

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

Full Educational Administration at Grand Valley State University Report

#8

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of University Center.

Saginaw Valley State University graduate students pay an average of $15,748 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

Cornerstone University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree educational administration programs. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.

Cornerstone graduate students pay an average of $14,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Dearborn are $14,510 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Michigan - Dearborn

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,033
Illinois 1,825
Indiana 2,252
Wisconsin 909

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 17 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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