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2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Texas

10 Ranked Colleges
203 Degrees Awarded
$20,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master's in Texas

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Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 181st most popular major in the country with 4,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Texas, there were 256 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 203 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking, we looked at 10 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in Texas

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Texas. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Texas Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Texas. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

UH also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 31 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #7 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 36 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce also took the #9 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas State Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report

#10 in overall quality

Houston Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. HBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

HBU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at HBU are $12,650.

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#4 in overall quality

Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small 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 DBU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DBU are $20,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Dallas Baptist University Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report

#8 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian are $23,238, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #10. Waco, Texas 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 14 students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #2 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936.

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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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