2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 354 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th 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. 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.

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 District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia 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.

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 District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

#1

George Washington University

Washington, DC

65 Graduate Certificates

#2 in Quality in District of Columbia

$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

GWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

1 Graduate Certificates

#5 in Quality in District of Columbia

$34,326 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Howard are $34,326 a year.

Howard also took the #5 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

1 Graduate Certificates

#3 in Quality in District of Columbia

$38,456 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at American University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in District of Columbia. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.

The American University also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #3.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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