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

47 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.

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.

The Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular 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 school 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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#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 65 students majoring in education admin at SMU MN, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular 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 college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Read full report on Educational Administration at Concordia University, Saint Paul

#5

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Creighton University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

Full Educational Administration at Creighton University Report

Northwest Missouri State 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 #6 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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#7

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the education admin majors at the school.

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University of Central Missouri came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

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

Full Educational Administration at University of Central Missouri Report

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

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

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#10

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

Southeast Missouri State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Southeast Missouri State University

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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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