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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$10,844 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 Wisconsin. In fact, 909 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Wisconsin 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Wisconsin. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

WLC graduate students pay an average of $10,080 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WLC also took the #1 spot in our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

Full Educational Administration at Wisconsin Lutheran College Report

#2

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Viterbo University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Wisconsin. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Viterbo are $9,488 per year.

Viterbo also made our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Viterbo University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Superior. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Superior is a small public school located in the suburb of Superior.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Superior are $9,260 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW - Whitewater graduate students pay an average of $9,307 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Wisconsin. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - La Crosse are $10,087 per year.

UW - La Crosse did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

Full Educational Administration at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Report

#6

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Alverno are $10,402 a year.

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University of Wisconsin - Platteville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW - Platteville are $9,257 a year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW - Madison are $12,175 a year.

Full Educational Administration at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Oshkosh are $9,260 a year.

Full Educational Administration at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Report

#9

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

Carroll University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the small city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Carroll U are $13,719 a year.

Carroll U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

Full Educational Administration at Carroll University Report

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,033
Illinois 1,825
Indiana 2,252
Michigan 877

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 15 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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