2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 87 schools in the Southeast 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 15% Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Henderson State University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Henderson State University are $9,108 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Carson - Newman University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Jefferson City.
Carson - Newman graduate students pay an average of $9,632 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 87 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Union University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Union are $11,666 a year.
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Out of the 87 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.
A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Freed-Hardeman University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Henderson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FHU are $10,980 a year.
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Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of West Alabama ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Alabama are $13,546 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of West Alabama also did well on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Gardner - Webb 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 #7 on the list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.
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Wingate University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wingate.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wingate are $11,700 a year.
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Converse College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the city of Spartanburg, Converse 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 Converse are $7,698 a year.
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Louisiana Tech University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ruston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $12,690 per year.
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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,882 per year.
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University of North Georgia ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNG are $18,354 a year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Educational Administration students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston, SC |
| 15 | Augusta University | Augusta, GA |
| 16 | Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville, TN |
| 17 | American Public University System | Charles Town, WV |
Best Educational Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 776 |
| Virginia | 1,582 |
| North Carolina | 1,205 |
| Florida | 1,764 |
| Tennessee | 1,225 |
| Kentucky | 1,005 |
| South Carolina | 402 |
| Louisiana | 538 |
| Arkansas | 1,193 |
| Alabama | 618 |
| Mississippi | 783 |
| West Virginia | 207 |
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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.
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 25 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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