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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

17 Colleges
$73,937 Avg Salary
$18,411 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 46,469 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found American College of Education to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 81 students majoring in education admin at American College of Education, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 58% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Out of the 17 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 76% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 17 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Women make up 80% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 25% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#7

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in education admin at Olivet Nazarene, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Northern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#9

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

Marian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the small city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in education admin at Marian, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#10

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Wisconsin Lutheran College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in education admin at WLC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Explore the most popular online educational administration schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 877
Ohio 1,033
Illinois 1,825
Indiana 2,252
Wisconsin 909

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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 17 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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