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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

24 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Plains States 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

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 19% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 57% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Creighton University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

About 60% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 40% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Southeast Missouri State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

About 78% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pittsburg State University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Northwest Missouri State 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 #7 on the list. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

Women make up 61% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

Of the 22 students majoring in education admin at MSU Moorhead, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Wichita State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Fort Hays State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate educational administration programs. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

Women make up 65% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
Kansas 646
Nebraska 782
North Dakota 136
South Dakota 158

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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 24 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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