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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

47 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. 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.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 47 schools in the Plains States 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.

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

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 81% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 19% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Capella University

Out of the 47 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

Of the 65 students majoring in education admin at SMU MN, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Educational Administration at Lindenwood University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 57% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Concordia University, Saint Paul

#5

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 47 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 40% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Creighton University

With a ranking of #6, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 61% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northwest Missouri State University

#7

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 77% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Hamline University Report

University of Central Missouri ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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

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Minnesota State University - Mankato 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Educational Administration at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#10

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

Southeast Missouri State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Read full report on Educational Administration at Southeast Missouri State University

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Minnesota 1,314
Kansas 646
Iowa 340
Nebraska 782
North Dakota 136
South Dakota 158

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 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.

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