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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$16,139 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate School for You

With 46,469 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the education admin basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Our analysis found Stanly Community College to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Albemarle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stanly Technical College are $9,245 per year.

Stanly Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great value for educational administration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Central Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,936 in tuition and fees each year.

Central Piedmont Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haywood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Clyde, Haywood Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Haywood Community College are $8,724 per year.

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#4

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN

Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Martin Luther College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MLC are $16,910 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Cuyahoga Community College District helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,586 per year.

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#6

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

With a ranking of #6, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW also is in the top 10% of our Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools ranking.

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With a ranking of #7, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

FTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,688 in tuition and fees each year.

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Grand Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GVSU are $19,628 a year.

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#9

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, NC

Robeson Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools list. Robeson Community College is a small public school located in the town of Lumberton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Robeson Community College are $8,707 a year.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate educational administration programs. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

BGSU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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Educational Administration by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 14 schools only.

  • 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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