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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 46,469 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#4

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

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National Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#7

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #7, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Illinois State 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 #9 on the list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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#10

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 877
Ohio 1,033
Illinois 1,825
Indiana 2,252
Wisconsin 909

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Education Admin

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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