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Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$15,890 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Educational Administration is the #19 most popular major in Virginia with 1,582 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Virginia 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Virginia. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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#3

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JMU are $12,514 a year.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Old Dominion are $13,224 a year.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 5 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $16,522 per year.

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

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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $20,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

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#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shenandoah are $23,430 per year.

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#9

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at URichmond are $25,620 a year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 776
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

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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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