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2023 Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate School for You

With 46,469 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for education admin majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Stanly Community College the best school in the United States for educational administration students working on their basic certificate. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Albemarle.

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#2

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN

The excellent basic certificate programs at Martin Luther College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the United States. Located in the distant town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great place for educational administration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Haywood Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Clyde, Haywood Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate educational administration programs. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

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Cuyahoga Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Admin Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration 32,837
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 4,709
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 2,247
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 1,727
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship 1,572
Superintendency & Educational System Administration 1,107
Urban Education & Leadership 736
Adult & Continuing Education Administration 462
Secondary School Administration/Principalship 452
Community College Education 354
Administration of Special Education 186
Early Childhood Program Administration 70
International School Administration/Leadership 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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