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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate 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.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the education admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Our analysis found Loyola Marymount University to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Martin’s University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at City University of Seattle helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Whitworth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a large student population.

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Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

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Eastern Washington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

University of Portland

Portland, OR

University of Portland came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 424
Oregon 381
California 2,692
Nevada 153
Hawaii 97
Alaska 55

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 18 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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