2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
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.
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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.
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.
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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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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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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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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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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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
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 |
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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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Educational Administration Related Rankings by Major
Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Education Admin
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
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