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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$7,238 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 5th in Arkansas. In fact, 1,193 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Arkansas 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value school in Arkansas for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at A-State are $6,422 a year.

A-State also took the #1 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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#2

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

Henderson State University graduate students pay an average of $6,930 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Henderson State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

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#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UARK are $9,018 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UARK is ranked #2 for overall quality for education admin in Arkansas.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $6,894 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Arkansas. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $6,773 per year.

UCA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

Full Educational Administration at University of Central Arkansas Report

#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ATU are $7,037 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

UA Little Rock graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UA Little Rock also took the #5 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
Alabama 618
Mississippi 783
West Virginia 207

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 7 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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