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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 2nd in Missouri. In fact, 1,509 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Missouri

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southeast Missouri State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Missouri. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #7 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. UMKC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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#8

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

Missouri Baptist 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 #8 on the list. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Southwest Baptist University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate educational administration programs. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bolivar.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 11 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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