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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

41 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. 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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States 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

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

Our analysis found Northwestern College to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . NWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Orange City.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Winona State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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Iowa State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

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#9

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Wayne State College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. WSC is a small public school located in the distant town of Wayne.

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#10

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Midland 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. Located in the town of Fremont, Midland U is a private not-for-profit college 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Kansas 646
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
South Dakota 158
North Dakota 136
Nebraska 782

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 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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