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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$13,560 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 4th in Washington. In fact, 424 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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.

The Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Washington to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

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

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

Our 2023 rankings named City University of Seattle the best value school in Washington for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

CityU graduate students pay an average of $11,812 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CityU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Washington. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $13,740 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wazzu is ranked #1 for overall quality for education admin in Washington.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Washington State University

#3

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Whitworth University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spokane.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Whitworth are $12,456 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Whitworth is ranked #3 for overall quality for education admin in Washington.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Whitworth University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Martin’s University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Saint Martin’s University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at EWU are $13,379 per year.

EWU also took the #5 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington rankings.

Full Educational Administration at Eastern Washington University Report

Seattle Pacific 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

SPU graduate students pay an average of $24,273 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SPU also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list, coming in at #2.

Full Educational Administration at Seattle Pacific University Report

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 381
California 2,692
Nevada 153
Hawaii 97
Alaska 55

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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