2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education Administration

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult and continuing education administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult and continuing education administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the adult and continuing education administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education Administration

#1

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$11,086 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. NIU is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education Administration at NIU

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s adult and continuing education administration degrees to qualified students.

UARK also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education Administration at University of Arkansas

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$17,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate. 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.

Texas State also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education Administration at Texas State

#3

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

#5 in overall quality

$18,682 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Valdosta, Georgia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s adult and continuing education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VSU are $18,682, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education Administration at Valdosta State University

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #4 spot on the list. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Carolina State University Adult & Continuing Education Administration Report

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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