2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
Educational Administration is the #22 most popular major in the country with 46,469 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 111 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 15% Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 66% of the education admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 174 students majoring in education admin at Liberty University, 31% are male and 69% are female.
Out of the 111 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.
About 81% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 19% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 65% of the education admin majors at the school.
Full Educational Administration at Lincoln Memorial University Report
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of West Alabama helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Southeast Region . University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.
Women make up 79% of the education admin majors at the school.
Thomas University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. TU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Thomasville.
Women make up 82% of the education admin majors at the school.
Appalachian State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 65 students majoring in education admin at Appalachian State, 23% are male and 77% are female.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Appalachian State University
Nova Southeastern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 83% of the education admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Nova Southeastern University
Georgia Southern University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 55 students majoring in education admin at GaSou, 25% are male and 75% are female.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Georgia Southern University
Old Dominion University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 84% of the education admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Old Dominion University
With a ranking of #11, Carson - Newman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Jefferson City.
Women make up 70% of the education admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Carson - Newman University
With a ranking of #12, University of Louisville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 26% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 74% are male.
Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Louisville
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
Of the 37 students majoring in education admin at UNC Charlotte, 22% are male and 78% are female.
Full Educational Administration at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report
Augusta University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.
Women make up 69% of the education admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Augusta University
Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 34 students majoring in education admin at TNU, 15% are male and 85% are female.
Full Educational Administration at Trevecca Nazarene University Report
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in education admin at VCU, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Salem University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Salem is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Salem.
Of the 29 students majoring in education admin at Salem, 38% are male and 62% are female.
On average, education admin graduates from Salem take out $17,861 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro, NC |
| 19 | Furman University | Greenville, SC |
| 20 | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond, KY |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 21 | George Mason University | Fairfax, VA |
Best Educational Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 776 |
| Virginia | 1,582 |
| 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 Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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