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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$15,334 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 1,225 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 2nd 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value master'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. 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 Tennessee

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

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Adventist University the best value school in Tennessee for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Adventist are $11,880 per year.

Southern Adventist also made our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Cumberland University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Tennessee. Located in the fringe town of Lebanon, CU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU are $7,500 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Tennessee. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 a year.

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#4

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Carson - Newman University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Tennessee. Located in the suburb of Jefferson City, Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Carson - Newman graduate students pay an average of $9,632 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Freed-Hardeman University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the distant town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

FHU graduate students pay an average of $10,980 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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Tennessee Technological 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 town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Tennessee Tech University graduate students pay an average of $11,762 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Union University

Jackson, TN

Union University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Union graduate students pay an average of $11,666 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree educational administration programs. UT Martin is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Martin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Martin are $10,798 a year.

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Middle Tennessee 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $10,818 per year.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,380 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Knoxville is ranked #4 for overall quality for education admin in Tennessee.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,005
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 22 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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