2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

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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 Virginia, there were 240 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 217 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 higher education/higher education administration program at the school. 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 Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree higher education/higher education administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 11 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. GMU is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at George Mason University

#4

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, Virginia

$13,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mary Baldwin University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Staunton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mary Baldwin, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mary Baldwin University are $13,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 144 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Liberty University Higher Education/Higher Education 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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