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

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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.

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 Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 57 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Our analysis found Viterbo University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.

Of the 136 students majoring in education admin at Viterbo, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#3

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at American College of Education helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

Of the 68 students majoring in education admin at IWU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Out of the 57 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 4 spot on the list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

About 65% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 35% are male.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 17% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in education admin at UW Oshkosh, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

About 74% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#10

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 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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