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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 618 degrees and certificates were awarded to educational administration students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Alabama 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.

Check out the education admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Alabama.

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

Our analysis found University of West Alabama to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Alabama. Located in the rural area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 79% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#2

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Jacksonville State University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Jacksonville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Jacksonville.

Women make up 67% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in Alabama. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

Of the 16 students majoring in education admin at Auburn, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#3

Troy University

Troy, AL

Out of the 11 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the # 3 spot on the list. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Troy.

Women make up 81% of the education admin majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in education admin at UNA, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. AUM is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Montgomery.

About 29% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#7

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 71% of the education admin majors at the school.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

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#10

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL

With a ranking of #10, University of Montevallo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Montevallo is a small public school located in the large suburb of Montevallo.

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

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
Mississippi 783
West Virginia 207

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 11 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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