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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

16 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 a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Northeastern State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. Lamar University is a large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

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With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #10, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,961
Arizona 2,024
Oklahoma 567
New Mexico 98

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

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 16 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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