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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$15,890 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Virginia 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.

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 Virginia

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

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

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.

GMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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#3

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the # 3 spot on the list. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JMU are $12,514 a year.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Old Dominion are $13,224 a year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Old Dominion University

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.

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

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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $20,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.

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#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Shenandoah graduate students pay an average of $23,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Shenandoah University

#9

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

URichmond graduate students pay an average of $25,620 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,540
Georgia 739
North Carolina 1,205
Tennessee 1,211
Kentucky 1,005
Louisiana 538
Alabama 618
South Carolina 402
Mississippi 783
Arkansas 1,193
West Virginia 207

One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 9 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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