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

27 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Southwest Region .

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lamar University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Lamar University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

Women make up 75% of the education admin majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeastern State University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in education admin at NSU, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#4

Schreiner University

Kerrville, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schreiner University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kerrville.

Of the 18 students majoring in education admin at Schreiner University, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#6

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

Women make up 67% of the education admin majors at the school.

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New Mexico Highlands University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.

Women make up 89% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at New Mexico Highlands University Report

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

Of the 9 students majoring in education admin at OSU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

About 43% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 71% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,961
Arizona 2,024
Oklahoma 567
New Mexico 98

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 27 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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