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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

41 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the education admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

Our analysis found Northwestern College to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Winona State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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Out of the 41 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 5 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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Iowa State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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#8

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota 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 large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Wayne State College 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 distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Midland University

Fremont, NE

With a ranking of #10, Midland University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fremont.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
Kansas 646
Nebraska 782
North Dakota 136
South Dakota 158

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 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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