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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

12 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 Virginia with 1,582 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Virginia 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.

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

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Of the 174 students majoring in education admin at Liberty University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in Virginia. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Women make up 84% of the education admin majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

Of the 29 students majoring in education admin at VCU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Women make up 91% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 12 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 4 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Of the 23 students majoring in education admin at Virginia Tech, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#6

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of University of Richmond.

Of the 14 students majoring in education admin at URichmond, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#7

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

With a ranking of #7, James Madison University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 92% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at James Madison University

#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah 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 #8 on the list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

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

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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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Eastern Virginia Medical School ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

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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
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 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 12 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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