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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 207 degrees and certificates were awarded to educational administration students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West 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.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

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

Top West Virginia Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Fairmont State University the best school in West Virginia for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the town of Fairmont.

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#2

Salem University

Salem, WV

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Salem University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in West Virginia. Salem is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Salem.

On average, education admin graduates from Salem take out $17,861 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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
Virginia 1,582
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

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 4 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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