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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

64 Colleges
$19,182 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

With 45,458 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 64 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Hood College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Frederick.

Hood graduate students pay an average of $9,080 in tuition and fees each year. Education Admin majors at Hood take out an average of $16,880 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

In addition to its great value ranking, Hood is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#2

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means McDaniel College is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Westminster.

McDaniel graduate students pay an average of $9,568 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that education admin majors at McDaniel take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $16,146.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, McDaniel also did well on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means York College of Pennsylvania is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at YCP are $11,646 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at York College of Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of Saint Rose. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Saint Rose graduate students pay an average of $15,748 in tuition and fees each year.

Saint Rose also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Educational Administration at The College of Saint Rose Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The College of New Jersey is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TCNJ are $15,031 a year.

TCNJ did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#6

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Towson are $19,890 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Towson University Report

#7

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Niagara are $13,950 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Niagara University Report

#8

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury 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 small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salisbury are $15,765 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Salisbury is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Educational Administration at Salisbury University Report

#9

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St Mary’s 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. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg.

The Mount graduate students pay an average of $13,676 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Canisius College

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #10, Canisius College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Canisius is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Canisius are $15,870 per year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Educational Administration graduate students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
12 Manhattan College Riverdale, NY

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,708
Pennsylvania 1,848
Maryland 548
New Jersey 1,107
District of Columbia 354
Delaware 272

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 26 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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