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.
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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
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 distant town of Arkadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Henderson State University are $9,108 per year.
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Out of the 87 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carson - Newman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Jefferson City.
Carson - Newman graduate students pay an average of $9,632 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Union University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at A-State are $11,408 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Freed-Hardeman University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Henderson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FHU are $10,980 per year.
With a ranking of #6, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
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University of West Alabama came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of West Alabama are $13,546 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of West Alabama is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Gardner - Webb University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wingate.
Wingate graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in tuition and fees each year.
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Converse College 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 #10 on the list. 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.
With a ranking of #11, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant 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 came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $9,882 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Georgia landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. UNG is a 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.
Honorable Mentions
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 colleges 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.
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