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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Out of the 12 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in education admin at VCU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 91% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in education admin at Virginia Tech, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#6

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in education admin at URichmond, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#7

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

With a ranking of #7, James Madison University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

Women make up 92% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 12 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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