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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$19,074 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 6th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 1,848 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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

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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found York College of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

YCP graduate students pay an average of $11,646 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $11,898 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public school with a small student population.

Edinboro graduate students pay an average of $12,246 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 15 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $12,919 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

IUP graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Report

#6

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gannon are $20,660 per year.

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#7

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #7, Point Park University 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 Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Point Park are $17,838 per year.

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#8

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

With a ranking of #8, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

Villanova also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #4.

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#9

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple 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. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Temple are $18,278 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Temple University Report

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt are $25,248 a year. The average amount in student loans that education admin majors at Pitt take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $17,882.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,708
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 15 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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