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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$12,635 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,314 degrees and certificates were awarded to educational administration students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Minnesota 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in Minnesota for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winona State are $8,756 per year.

Winona State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $9,192 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the # 3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Concordia University, Saint Paul

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Minnesota. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MSU Moorhead are $11,052 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #2 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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#6

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 per year.

Bethel University Minnesota also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #3.

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#7

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #7, Hamline University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southwest Minnesota State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Southwest Minnesota State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marshall.

Southwest Minnesota State University graduate students pay an average of $8,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Kansas 646
Iowa 340
Nebraska 782
North Dakota 136
South Dakota 158

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

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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