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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$11,217 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 5th in Alabama. In fact, 618 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 Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Alabama to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Alabama

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

Our analysis found University of West Alabama to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Alabama. Located in the remote area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of West Alabama are $6,868 a year.

University of West Alabama also took the #4 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAB are $8,100 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAB is ranked #5 for overall quality for education admin in Alabama.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Out of the 10 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNA are $7,140 a year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of North Alabama

#4

Troy University

Troy, AL

Out of the 10 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the # 4 spot on the list. TROY is a large public school located in the remote town of Troy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TROY are $8,550 a year.

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#5

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Out of the 10 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Jacksonville.

Jacksonville State University graduate students pay an average of $10,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

With a ranking of #6, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Auburn is ranked #1 for overall quality for education admin in Alabama.

Full Educational Administration at Auburn University Report

Auburn University at Montgomery 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. AUM is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AUM are $8,344 a year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Auburn University at Montgomery

#8

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.

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#9

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL

University of Montevallo ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Montevallo is a small public school located in the suburb of Montevallo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Montevallo are $11,916 a year.

Full Educational Administration at University of Montevallo Report

#10

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Samford are $21,575 a year.

Samford also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #3.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,582
Florida 1,540
Georgia 739
North Carolina 1,205
Tennessee 1,211
Kentucky 1,005
Louisiana 538
South Carolina 402
Mississippi 783
Arkansas 1,193
West Virginia 207

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 10 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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