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Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$19,735 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Educational Administration is the #39 most popular major in Maryland with 548 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Maryland 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

#1

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Our analysis found Hood College to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hood are $9,080 per 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 best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Hood is ranked #2 for overall quality for education admin in Maryland.

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#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $11,034 per year.

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#3

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

Out of the 7 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, McDaniel College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student 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.

McDaniel also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #4.

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#4

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Salisbury University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salisbury are $10,529 per year.

Salisbury did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMCP are $16,995 a year.

UMCP also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland rankings.

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#6

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St Mary’s University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Mount are $13,676 per year.

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#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Education Admin majors at Johns Hopkins take out an average of $18,963 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Johns Hopkins is ranked #1 for overall quality for education admin in Maryland.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,855
New York 3,715
New Jersey 1,107
District of Columbia 355
Delaware 292

One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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.

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