2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
Educational Administration is the #22 most popular major in the country with 46,469 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WGU are $7,790 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NNU are $10,964 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Global Campus is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.
Colorado State University - Global Campus graduate students pay an average of $9,000 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, education admin graduates from Colorado State University - Global Campus carry an average student debtload of $18,119.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State University - Global Campus is ranked #3 for overall quality for education admin in the Rocky Mountains Region .
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW is ranked #4 for overall quality for education admin in the Rocky Mountains Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U 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 Regis U are $15,079 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.
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University of Idaho ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.
U of I graduate students pay an average of $29,148 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Montana landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Educational Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 758 |
| Utah | 669 |
| Idaho | 149 |
| Montana | 96 |
| Wyoming | 34 |
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Majors Related to Education Admin
One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 14 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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