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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$10,318 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

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

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 1,005 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Kentucky 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of the Cumberlands the best value school in Kentucky for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.

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#2

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Asbury are $9,990 per year.

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

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#3

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgetown College is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Georgetown College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Georgetown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgetown College are $11,745 a year.

Georgetown College also made our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

NKU graduate students pay an average of $10,284 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northern Kentucky University

#5

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Bellarmine University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bellarmine U are $13,652 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bellarmine U is ranked #1 for overall quality for education admin in Kentucky.

Full Educational Administration at Bellarmine University Report

#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

UofL graduate students pay an average of $13,725 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UofL also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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Murray State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Murray State are $9,882 a year.

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#8

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #8, Spalding University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Spalding are $12,106 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Spalding is ranked #5 for overall quality for education admin in Kentucky.

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#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky 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 #9 on the list. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UK are $13,674 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Kentucky

#10

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the distant town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Campbellsville University graduate students pay an average of $8,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Tennessee 1,225
North Carolina 1,205
Florida 1,764
Georgia 776
Virginia 1,582
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
Louisiana 538
Mississippi 783
Alabama 618

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

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 12 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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