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2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

8 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 45,664 people earned their degree in educational administration, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, educational administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $59,025 and had an average of $38,048 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 837 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,706 and $34,197 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 160 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in educational administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality educational administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the educational administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan doctor’s degree education admin students.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Educational Administration in Michigan

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 34 doctorate’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Educational Administration at Michigan State

#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also made our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education admin degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan doctor’s degree education admin students list, Central Michigan has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359.

Read more about Educational Administration at Central Michigan University

#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education admin degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ferris, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ferris are $7,908, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Educational Administration at Eastern Michigan University

#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

With a ranking of #6, Oakland University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education admin degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan doctor’s degree education admin students list, Oakland has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648.

Read more about Educational Administration at Oakland

#3 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan ranking, coming in at #7. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s education admin degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Educational Administration at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 7 doctorate’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan doctor’s degree education admin students list, Wayne State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wayne State University Educational Administration Report

#9

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Cornerstone University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. Cornerstone is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 3 doctorate’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornerstone not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone are $14,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cornerstone University Educational Administration Report

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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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