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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 46,469 educational administration students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest 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

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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Northeastern State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

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#8

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,028
Texas 4,961
New Mexico 99
Oklahoma 567

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Admin Focus Areas

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 16 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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