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Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,314 degrees and certificates were awarded to educational administration students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in Minnesota for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the 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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in Minnesota. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-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.

Full Educational Administration at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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

Full Educational Administration at Hamline University Report

Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 5 spot 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.

Full Educational Administration at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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

The average amount in student loans that education admin majors at UMN Twin Cities take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $17,363.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead 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. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in education admin at MSU Moorhead, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marshall.

Women make up 68% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Southwest Minnesota State University Report

#10

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #10, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 78% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
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 15 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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