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2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 406 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education administration, making the major the 629th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 adult and continuing education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult and continuing education administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing education administration programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the adult and continuing education administration program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education Administration (With Aid)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s adult and continuing education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education Administration at North Carolina State University

#2

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #2 spot on the list. NIU is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 19 doctorate’s adult and continuing education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education Administration at NIU

#3

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. VSU is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

VSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VSU are $18,682.

Full Valdosta State University Adult & Continuing Education Administration Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s adult and continuing education administration degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree adult and continuing education administration students with aid list, Texas State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education Administration at Texas State University

#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s adult and continuing education administration students in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education Administration at UARK

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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