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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

65 Colleges
$20,909 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,022 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, 46,469 educational administration students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the Southwest Region 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX
$11,726 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named MSU Texas the best value school in the Southwest Region for educational administration students. Located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Texas are $11,726 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lubbock Christian University is a great value for educational administration students. Located in the city of Lubbock, LCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCU are $24,900 a year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Lubbock Christian University

The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year.

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$17,404 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,404 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
$17,189 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 per year.

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$27,980 Average Tuition & Fees

East Texas Baptist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. East Texas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Marshall.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at East Texas Baptist University are $27,980 a year.

Full Educational Administration at East Texas Baptist University Report

$15,755 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NSU are $15,755 a year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northeastern State University

With a ranking of #7, Southern Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bethany.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SNU are $27,000 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Southern Nazarene University Report

$15,870 Average Tuition & Fees

Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Durant.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $15,870 a year.

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$15,001 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. NWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Alva.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWOSU are $15,001 per year.

Full Educational Administration at Northwestern Oklahoma State University Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
12 East Central University Ada, OK
13 Houston Baptist University Houston, TX

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,028
Texas 4,961
New Mexico 99
Oklahoma 567

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

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 25 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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