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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$15,601 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 Virginia. With 1,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the best value school in Virginia for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.

GMU also made our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 16 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $16,522 per year.

Virginia Tech also made our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

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#4

Radford University

Radford, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Radford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Virginia. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Radford are $12,535 a year.

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#5

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at William & Mary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

William & Mary graduate students pay an average of $16,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

William & Mary also took the #4 spot in our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#6

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lynchburg are $11,759 a year.

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#7

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

With a ranking of #7, Virginia State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia State are $11,989 per year.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

With a ranking of #8, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at Old Dominion University Report

University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.

University of Virginia also took the #1 spot in our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

Full Educational Administration at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#10

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

With a ranking of #10, Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marymount are $21,016 a year.

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

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 16 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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