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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$11,554 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 340 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Iowa 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 Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Educational Administration

#1

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

Our analysis found Northwestern College to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Located in the town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NWC are $6,360 a year.

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

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#2

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Morningside College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Morningside graduate students pay an average of $6,516 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at Morningside College Report

#3

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Northern Iowa is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNI are $10,569 per year.

UNI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

Full Educational Administration at University of Northern Iowa Report

#4

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Drake are $11,988 a year.

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

Read full report on Educational Administration at Drake University

#5

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

Out of the 9 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Dordt University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Dordt are $9,850 per year.

Full Educational Administration at Dordt University Report

Iowa 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. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $11,404 per year.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #7, University of Iowa 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 Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa are $12,065 a year.

Full Educational Administration at University of Iowa Report

#8

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

Saint Ambrose 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

St. Ambrose University graduate students pay an average of $18,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at Saint Ambrose University Report

#9

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

UIU graduate students pay an average of $19,685 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Kansas 646
Minnesota 1,314
South Dakota 158
North Dakota 136
Nebraska 782

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 9 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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