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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

135 Colleges
$73,937 Avg Salary
$18,411 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 45,458 educational administration students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 135 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular online school in the United States for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

Women make up 66% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 174 students majoring in education admin at Liberty University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 81% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#4

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Point Park University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 62% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#5

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at American College of Education helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 81 students majoring in education admin at American College of Education, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#6

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

With a ranking of #6, University of New England did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Biddeford.

Women make up 80% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#7

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

With a ranking of #7, University of West Alabama did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 79% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#8

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 65 students majoring in education admin at Sacred Heart, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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George Washington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate educational administration programs. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 65 students majoring in education admin at GWU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Of the 60 students majoring in education admin at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#11

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate educational administration programs. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 83% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#11

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Appalachian State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

Of the 65 students majoring in education admin at Appalachian State, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#14

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 73% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#15

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Women make up 84% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the education admin majors at the school.

Education Admin majors at Colorado State University - Global Campus take out an average of $18,119 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#17

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

Carson - Newman University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Jefferson City, Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#18

Hood College

Frederick, MD

With a ranking of #18, Hood College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.

Women make up 77% of the education admin majors at the school.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, education admin graduates from Hood carry an average student debtload of $16,880.

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Northwest Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa.

Of the 42 students majoring in education admin at NNU, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#19

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for online Educational Administration students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
21 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
22 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO
23 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
24 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
24 Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN
26 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS
26 National Louis University Chicago, IL

View the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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