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Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

16 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the education admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech 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 Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Northeastern State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.

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#8

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,961
Arizona 2,028
Oklahoma 567
New Mexico 99

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

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 16 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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