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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in Ohio

7 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master's in Ohio

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 4,359 people earned their degree in higher education/higher education administration, making the major the 181st most popular in the United States.

Across Ohio, there were 209 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 149 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent higher education/higher education administration programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in Ohio

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified masters’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2019-2020.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the #4 spot on the list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UDayton, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. 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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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baldwin Wallace University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. Baldwin Wallace College is a small school located in Berea, Ohio that handed out 7 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baldwin Wallace College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education 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 Baldwin Wallace University are $11,191.

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#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 12 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Tiffin University

Tiffin, Ohio
#7 in overall quality

Tiffin University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tiffin, Ohio. It awarded 37 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Tiffin University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tiffin University are $13,000, 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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