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Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$19,074 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,855 degrees and certificates were awarded to educational administration students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

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 Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Pennsylvania 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 analysis found York College of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

YCP graduate students pay an average of $11,646 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Pennsylvania. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $11,898 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public college with a small student population.

Edinboro graduate students pay an average of $12,246 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $12,919 per year.

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Out of the 15 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

IUP graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

Gannon graduate students pay an average of $20,660 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Point Park University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Point Park are $17,838 per year.

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Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple 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. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $18,278 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $25,248 per year. Education Admin majors at Pitt take out an average of $17,882 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,715
Maryland 548
New Jersey 1,107
District of Columbia 355
Delaware 292

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 15 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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