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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,882 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 Iowa. In fact, 340 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa 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. 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 Iowa

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

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

#1

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern College the best value school in Iowa for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. NWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Orange City.

NWC graduate students pay an average of $6,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NWC also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northwestern College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $11,404 per year.

Iowa State also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

Full Educational Administration at Iowa State University Report

#3

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIU are $19,685 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Upper Iowa University

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Minnesota 1,314
Kansas 646
Nebraska 782
North Dakota 136
South Dakota 158

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 3 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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