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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

27 Colleges
$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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southwest 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our analysis found Lamar University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 670 students majoring in education admin at Lamar University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

Women make up 65% of the education admin majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northeastern State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.

About 73% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#4

Schreiner University

Kerrville, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schreiner University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Kerrville, Schreiner University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 28% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Of the 13 students majoring in education admin at Texas A&M College Station, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#6

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in education admin at Western New Mexico University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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New Mexico Highlands University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in education admin at New Mexico Highlands University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus 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. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Educational Administration at Texas Tech University

Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,961
Arizona 2,028
Oklahoma 567
New Mexico 99

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 27 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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