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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Educational Administration is the #19 most popular major in Illinois with 1,825 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

Our analysis found National Louis University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 97 students majoring in education admin at NLU, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 17 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Of the 36 students majoring in education admin at Concordia University, Chicago, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#3

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 17 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 36% of the education admin majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in Illinois. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Women make up 53% of the education admin majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in Illinois. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

Of the 10 students majoring in education admin at SIUE, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#6

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

McKendree 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 #6 on the list. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lebanon.

Women make up 50% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

Women make up 86% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#8

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#10

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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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