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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found American College of Education to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 58% of the education admin majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 76% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

About 72% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin 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 #6 on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

Women make up 25% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#7

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

With a ranking of #7, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

Of the 6 students majoring in education admin at Olivet Nazarene, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Northern Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate educational administration programs. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.

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

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#9

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

With a ranking of #9, Marian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Fond Du Lac.

Of the 4 students majoring in education admin at Marian, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#10

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Wisconsin Lutheran College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate educational administration programs. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Of the 3 students majoring in education admin at WLC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Explore the most popular online educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 866
Illinois 1,821
Ohio 856
Indiana 2,122
Wisconsin 862

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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 17 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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