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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 111 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 546 students majoring in education admin at A-State, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#3

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Out of the 111 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 89 students majoring in education admin at LMU, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#5

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of West Alabama is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

Of the 77 students majoring in education admin at University of West Alabama, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#6

Thomas University

Thomasville, GA

With a ranking of #6, Thomas University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. TU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Thomasville.

Of the 71 students majoring in education admin at TU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Appalachian State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in education admin at NUS Florida, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#9

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#10

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in education admin at Old Dominion, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#11

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

With a ranking of #11, Carson - Newman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Jefferson City.

Of the 46 students majoring in education admin at Carson - Newman, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#12

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #12, University of Louisville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 26% of the education admin majors at the school.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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

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#14

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

With a ranking of #14, Augusta University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

Of the 36 students majoring in education admin at Augusta University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#16

Salem University

Salem, WV

With a ranking of #16, Salem University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Salem is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Salem.

About 62% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 38% are male.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, education admin majors at Salem accumulate an average of around $17,861 in student debt.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
18 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
19 Furman University Greenville, SC
20 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
21 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
21 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,582
Florida 1,540
Georgia 739
North Carolina 1,205
Tennessee 1,211
Kentucky 1,005
Louisiana 538
Alabama 618
South Carolina 402
Mississippi 783
Arkansas 1,193
West Virginia 207

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 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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