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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$24,005 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WGU are $7,790 per year.

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

NNU graduate students pay an average of $10,964 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 per year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, education admin graduates from Colorado State University - Global Campus carry an average student debtload of $18,119.

Colorado State University - Global Campus also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.

UW not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#5

Regis University

Denver, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.

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Montana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.

Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah 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 #7 on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

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#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of I are $29,148 a year.

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#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

The University of Montana 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 #10 on the list. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM are $24,096 per year.

Full Educational Administration at The University of Montana Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 758
Utah 669
Idaho 149
Montana 96
Wyoming 34

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

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 14 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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