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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$18,628 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration 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 Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Virginia to see which 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 Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education admin majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA
$12,638 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found James Madison University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JMU are $12,638 a year.

Full Educational Administration at James Madison University Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

GMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,119 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GMU also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia rankings.

Full Educational Administration at George Mason University Report

#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for educational administration students. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA
$10,800 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great value for educational administration students. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Old Dominion undergraduate students pay an average of $10,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at Old Dominion University Report

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
$14,174 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 17 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $14,174 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#6

Radford University

Radford, VA
$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

Radford University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

Radford undergraduate students pay an average of $11,542 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA
$23,812 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, William & Mary did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at William & Mary are $23,812 a year.

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

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#8

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA
$33,500 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of Lynchburg did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lynchburg are $33,500 per year.

Full Educational Administration at University of Lynchburg Report

#9

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA
$9,154 Average Tuition & Fees

Virginia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for educational administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.

Virginia State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,154 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Virginia State University

#10

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA
$19,785 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Virginia are $19,785 a year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Educational Administration Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #1.

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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
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 17 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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