2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 64 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Hood College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Frederick.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hood are $9,080 a year. On average, education admin graduates from Hood take out $16,880 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
In addition to its great value ranking, Hood is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McDaniel College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Westminster.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McDaniel are $9,568 a year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, education admin graduates from McDaniel carry an average student debtload of $16,146.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, McDaniel also is in the top 20% of our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP 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 YCP are $11,646 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Rose. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Albany, Saint Rose 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 Saint Rose are $15,748 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Saint Rose is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TCNJ are $15,031 per year.
TCNJ did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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With a ranking of #6, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Towson are $19,890 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Niagara University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Niagara are $13,950 a year.
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Salisbury University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Salisbury graduate students pay an average of $15,765 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Salisbury also is in the top 20% of our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Mount St Mary’s 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. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg.
The Mount graduate students pay an average of $13,676 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, Canisius College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Canisius is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Canisius graduate students pay an average of $15,870 in tuition and fees each year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Educational Administration students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 12 | Manhattan College | Riverdale, NY |
Best Educational Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,855 |
| New York | 3,715 |
| Maryland | 548 |
| New Jersey | 1,107 |
| District of Columbia | 355 |
| Delaware | 292 |
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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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More about our data sources and methodologies.