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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

64 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Bank Street College of Education the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Bank Street College of Education is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Hood College

Frederick, MD

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Hood College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Education Admin majors at Hood take out an average of $16,880 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The College of Saint Rose is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, education admin majors at Johns Hopkins accumulate an average of around $18,963 in student debt.

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The College of New Jersey 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. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

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With a ranking of #7, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #8 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

Manhattan College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Riverdale, Manhattan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Educational Administration students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
12 McDaniel College Westminster, MD

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,107
Pennsylvania 1,855
New York 3,715
Maryland 548
District of Columbia 355
Delaware 292

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

Majors Similar to Education Admin

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 25 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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