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

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Our analysis found Viterbo University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 136 students majoring in education admin at Viterbo, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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

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

Full Educational Administration at National Louis University Report

#3

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American College of Education is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a medium-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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 68 students majoring in education admin at IWU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 35% are male.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #7, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

About 83% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 17% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Wayne State University

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

Of the 43 students majoring in education admin at UW Oshkosh, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Full Educational Administration at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Report

#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 26% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Oakland University Report

#10

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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

Read full report on Educational Administration at Concordia University, Chicago

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges 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

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 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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