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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$17,855 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,357 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 646 degrees and certificates from a Kansas 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.

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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

$5,430 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the best value school in Kansas for educational administration students. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FHSU are $5,430 per year.

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$8,800 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great value for educational administration students. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WSU also took the #5 spot in our Best Educational Administration Schools in Kansas rankings.

Full Educational Administration at Wichita State University Report

#3

Benedictine College

Atchison, KS
$32,630 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Atchison, Benedictine College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Benedictine College are $32,630 a year.

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$7,001 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

ESU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,001 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ESU also took the #4 spot in our Best Educational Administration Schools in Kansas rankings.

Full Educational Administration at Emporia State University Report

#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS
$7,744 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt State are $7,744 per year.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$10,420 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $10,420 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, K -State is ranked #1 for overall quality for education admin in Kansas.

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#7

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS
$31,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Baker University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Baker is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Baldwin City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Baker are $31,600 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Baker University Report

#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$11,166 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for educational administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KU are $11,166 per year.

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

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#9

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS
$34,900 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Southwestern College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. Located in the distant town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SC are $34,900 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Southwestern College Report

$33,840 Average Tuition & Fees

MidAmerica Nazarene University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the large suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

MNU undergraduate students pay an average of $33,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at MidAmerica Nazarene University Report

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
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 11 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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