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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$15,934 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 866 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

Our analysis found Northern Michigan University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

Northern Michigan University graduate students pay an average of $10,612 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #3 for overall quality for education admin in Michigan.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 9 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.

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#4

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Saginaw Valley State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Michigan. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of University Center.

Saginaw Valley State University graduate students pay an average of $15,748 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GVSU are $17,904 a year.

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Western Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $17,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $16,672 per year.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oakland are $19,323 per year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,821
Ohio 856
Indiana 2,122
Wisconsin 862

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.

  • 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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