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2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

12 Ranked Colleges
320 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Educational Administration is the 26th most popular major in the country with 45,664 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Washington, there were 484 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,770 and $41,420 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 320 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in educational administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent educational 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 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Administration (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 111 masters’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

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#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s education admin degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Western Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 17 masters’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

WWU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Washington University are $24,105.

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#4

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Heritage University

Toppenish, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Heritage University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Heritage University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Toppenish, Washington. It awarded 1 masters’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Heritage University also made our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Heritage University are $9,692, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Whitworth University

Spokane, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Whitworth University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Whitworth is a small school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 4 masters’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Whitworth also made our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Whitworth are $12,312.

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#7

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Gonzaga University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 59 masters’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington master’s degree education admin students whose families make $0-$30k list, Gonzaga has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gonzaga are $17,675, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Saint Martin's University

Lacey, Washington

Saint Martin’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lacey, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education admin degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Saint Martin’s also made our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Martin’s University are $15,840.

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#9

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Pacific University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 21 masters’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

SPU also made our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at SPU are $31,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 6 masters’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Tacoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Tacoma are $30,438, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Educational Administration at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Washington - Bothell Campus is a medium-sized school located in Bothell, Washington that handed out 12 masters’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Bothell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Bothell are $30,198, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington

With a ranking of #12, Seattle University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seattle U, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle U are $14,040, 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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