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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at James Madison University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Virginia. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

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#6

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,005
Tennessee 1,225
North Carolina 1,205
Georgia 776
Florida 1,764
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
Louisiana 538
Mississippi 783
Alabama 618

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 9 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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