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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 1,855 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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The Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found York College of Pennsylvania to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 15 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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#3

Gannon University

Erie, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Gannon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

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

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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average amount in student loans that education admin majors at Pitt take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $17,882.

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California University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

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#8

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 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 #9 on the list. Edinboro is a small public school located in the town of Edinboro.

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#10

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Point Park 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 #10 on the list. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,107
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

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 15 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).
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