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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 45,458 educational administration students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 310 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 25 Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

Our analysis found Bank Street College of Education to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

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#3

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 310 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Wisconsin Lutheran College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Hood College

Frederick, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hood College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Frederick.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, education admin graduates from Hood carry an average student debtload of $16,880.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The College of Saint Rose is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#7

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern College did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. NWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Orange City.

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Winona State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #9, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #11, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Saint Martin’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.

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#13

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming ranked #13 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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#14

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average amount in student loans that education admin majors at Johns Hopkins take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $18,963.

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#15

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #16, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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The College of New Jersey came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#18

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, GA

University of North Georgia came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Washington State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Georgia College & State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville.

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#21

George Washington University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #21, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#22

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #23 on the list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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#24

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Rest of the Top Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

#29

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN
#30

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
#31

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#32

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE
#33

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY
#34

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
#35

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD
#37

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD
#39

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL
#41

Ball State University

Muncie, IN
#42

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA
#43

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
#44

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
47 Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, ID
48 National Louis University Chicago, IL
49 Saint Mary’s College of California Moraga, CA
50 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
51 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
52 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
53 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
54 Hunter College New York, NY
55 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
56 Villanova University Villanova, PA
57 Fordham University Bronx, NY
58 Illinois State University Normal, IL
59 Gannon University Erie, PA
60 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
61 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
62 Bradley University Peoria, IL

Educational Administration by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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