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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Virginia to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Virginia

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the best school in Virginia for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the # 5 spot on the list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

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#6

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

With a ranking of #6, University of Richmond did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Virginia Commonwealth 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,540
Georgia 739
North Carolina 1,205
Tennessee 1,211
Kentucky 1,005
Louisiana 538
Alabama 618
South Carolina 402
Mississippi 783
Arkansas 1,193
West Virginia 207

One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 9 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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