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2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

20 Ranked Colleges
512 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master's in Ohio

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Educational Leadership & Administration is the 33rd most popular major in the country with 32,654 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Ohio, there were 624 general educational leadership and administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 512 general educational leadership and administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general educational leadership and administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general educational leadership and administration programs, but they also 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 general educational leadership and administration program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio master’s degree educational leadership and administration students.

Top 20 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Educational Leadership & Administration in Ohio

#1

Ashland University

Ashland, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ashland University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ashland, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 80 degrees to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2019-2020.

Ashland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ashland are $6,444.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. BGSU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. It awarded 22 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU also made our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at BGSU are $15,823, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #3 spot on the list. Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to qualified students.

Kent State also made our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our ohio master’s degree educational leadership and administration students list, Miami University - Oxford has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 40 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644.

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#7 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712.

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#7

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio
#1 in overall quality

University of Dayton came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 46 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2019-2020.

UDayton also made our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Dayton are $17,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

Baldwin Wallace University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. Located in Berea, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2019-2020.

Baldwin Wallace College also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,191, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
#19 in overall quality

Youngstown State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. Youngstown, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#12 in overall quality

Cleveland State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to qualified students.

Cleveland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622.

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#11

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
#10 in overall quality

Xavier University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Xavier University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Xavier did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier are $12,076.

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#12

Muskingum University

New Concord, Ohio
#14 in overall quality

Muskingum University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. New Concord, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Muskingum, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Muskingum University are $10,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#13

John Carroll University

University Heights, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

John Carroll University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking, coming in at #13. John Carroll is located in University Heights, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to qualified students.

John Carroll did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at John Carroll are $15,957.

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#15 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 4 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio master’s degree educational leadership and administration students list, University of Akron Main Campus has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11 in overall quality

Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 31 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio master’s degree educational leadership and administration students list, Wright State University - Main Campus has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286.

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#17 in overall quality

Franciscan University of Steubenville ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Franciscan U is a small school located in Steubenville, Ohio that handed out 17 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Franciscan U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Franciscan U are $12,888, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#17

Ohio Dominican University

Columbus, Ohio
#16 in overall quality

Ohio Dominican University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. Ohio Dominican University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 32 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2019-2020.

ODU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ODU are $11,556.

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#18

Heidelberg University

Tiffin, Ohio
#18 in overall quality

Heidelberg University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. This small school is located in Tiffin, Ohio, and it awarded 8 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio master’s degree educational leadership and administration students list, Heidelburg College has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Heidelburg College are $13,415, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#19

Notre Dame College

Cleveland, Ohio
#20 in overall quality

Notre Dame College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. Notre Dame College is a small school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 8 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2019-2020.

NDC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list.

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#20

University of Mount Union

Alliance, Ohio
#13 in overall quality

University of Mount Union did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking, coming in at #20. Mount Union is a private not-for-profit institution located in Alliance, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mount Union, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Union are $37,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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