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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$19,179 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 45,458 educational administration students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.

ASU - Skysong did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Educational Administration at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $10,911 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report

#4

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lamar University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

Lamar University graduate students pay an average of $15,755 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #1 for overall quality for education admin in the Southwest Region .

Full Educational Administration at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech 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 #6 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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University of North Texas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.

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New Mexico Highlands 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 #8 on the list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,154 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Northern Arizona University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NAU are $20,125 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northern Arizona University

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 a year.

Full Educational Administration at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,961
Arizona 2,024
Oklahoma 567
New Mexico 98

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

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 16 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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