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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

310 Colleges
$73,937 Avg Salary
$18,411 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Educational Administration is the #22 most popular major in the country with 46,469 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 310 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for education admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Bank Street College of Education the best school in the United States for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Bank Street College of Education is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Towson University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wisconsin Lutheran College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the United States. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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#4

Hood College

Frederick, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hood College is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, education admin majors at Hood accumulate an average of around $16,880 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The College of Saint Rose is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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#6

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

Northwestern College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the distant town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Winona State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #9, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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Seattle Pacific University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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Saint Martin’s University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#13

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

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#14

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, education admin graduates from Johns Hopkins carry an average student debtload of $18,963.

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#15

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

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With a ranking of #16, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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The College of New Jersey came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

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#18

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, GA

With a ranking of #18, University of North Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

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With a ranking of #19, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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Georgia College & State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#21

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#22

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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With a ranking of #23, Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

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#24

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

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Rest of the Top Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

#29

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN
#30

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
#31

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#32

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE
#33

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY
#34

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
#35

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD
#37

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD
#39

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL
#41

Ball State University

Muncie, IN
#42

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA
#43

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
#44

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Educational Administration students that almost earned our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
47 Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, ID
48 National Louis University Chicago, IL
49 Saint Mary’s College of California Moraga, CA
50 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
51 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
52 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
53 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
54 Hunter College New York, NY
55 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
56 Villanova University Villanova, PA
57 Fordham University Bronx, NY
58 Illinois State University Normal, IL
59 Gannon University Erie, PA
60 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
61 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
62 Bradley University Peoria, IL

Educational Administration by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.

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