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.
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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WLC are $10,080 per year.
WLC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Wisconsin Lutheran College
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.
Full Educational Administration at Concordia University, Chicago Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Viterbo University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Viterbo graduate students pay an average of $9,488 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Viterbo 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.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Viterbo University
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 school 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.
Full Educational Administration at Youngstown State University Report
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Olivet Nazarene University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 per 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.
Full Educational Administration at Olivet Nazarene University Report
Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Concordia University, Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Concordia University, Wisconsin also is in the top 20% of our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Illinois State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Illinois State University
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 college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marian are $11,286 per year.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Marian University
National Louis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NLU is a medium-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.
Read full report on Educational Administration at National Louis University
Baldwin Wallace University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 a year.
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 |
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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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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