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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$24,005 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the education admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

WGU graduate students pay an average of $7,790 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Nampa, NNU 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 NNU are $10,964 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Northwest Nazarene University Report

Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 a year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, education admin graduates from Colorado State University - Global Campus carry an average student debtload of $18,119.

Colorado State University - Global Campus also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.

UW did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#5

Regis University

Denver, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each 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 remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college 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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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #5 for overall quality for education admin in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Full Educational Administration at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.

Full Educational Administration at University of Utah Report

#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho 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. 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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#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

With a ranking of #10, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at The University of Montana

Best 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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.

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