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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$27,130 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,799 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Iowa 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.

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 Schools in Iowa

Check out the education admin programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Educational Administration

#1

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA
$33,590 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NWC are $33,590 a year.

NWC also took the #1 spot in our Best Educational Administration Schools in Iowa rankings.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northwestern College

#2

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA
$35,270 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Morningside College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morningside are $35,270 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Morningside College Report

#3

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
$9,053 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

UNI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,053 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Educational Administration Schools in Iowa list.

Full Educational Administration at University of Northern Iowa Report

#4

Drake University

Des Moines, IA
$45,912 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drake are $45,912 a year.

Drake also took the #2 spot in our Best Educational Administration Schools in Iowa rankings.

Full Educational Administration at Drake University Report

#5

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA
$33,590 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Iowa list. Located in the remote town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dordt are $33,590 per year.

Full Educational Administration at Dordt University Report

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Iowa State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa State are $9,634 a year.

Iowa State also took the #5 spot in our Best Educational Administration Schools in Iowa rankings.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA
$33,570 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Ambrose University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

St. Ambrose University undergraduate students pay an average of $33,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at Saint Ambrose University Report

#9

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA
$33,609 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Upper Iowa University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIU are $33,609 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Upper Iowa University Report

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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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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