2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wisconsin Lutheran College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
WLC graduate students pay an average of $10,080 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WLC is ranked #4 for overall quality for education admin in the Great Lakes Region .
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Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.
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Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Viterbo University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Viterbo are $9,488 a year.
Viterbo also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.
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Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Olivet Nazarene University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Olivet Nazarene graduate students pay an average of $12,190 in tuition and fees each year.
Olivet Nazarene excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin also did well on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 #7 on the list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
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Marian University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marian are $11,286 a year.
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National Louis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.
Baldwin Wallace College graduate students pay an average of $11,363 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Educational Administration Related Majors for Education Admin
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 26 schools only.
- 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).
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