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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$14,815 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 164 degrees and certificates from a Maine school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

Check out the education admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s College of Maine the best value school in Maine for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Saint Joseph’s Maine is ranked #2 for overall quality for education admin in Maine.

Full Educational Administration at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Maine. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMaine are $10,014 a year.

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

Full Educational Administration at University of Maine Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Southern Maine are $8,856 a year.

University of Southern Maine also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Farmington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. Located in the remote town of Farmington, UMaine Farmington is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMaine Farmington are $11,038 a year.

UMaine Farmington also took the #4 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine rankings.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNE are $29,352 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of New England

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 776
Connecticut 419
Rhode Island 114
New Hampshire 334
Vermont 34

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 5 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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