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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$16,465 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 2nd in Illinois. In fact, 1,825 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $9,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 a year.

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

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EIU are $10,640 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIS are $11,111 a year.

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#7

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

With a ranking of #7, McKendree University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

McKendree graduate students pay an average of $9,756 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northern Illinois 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. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUE are $9,316 a year.

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#10

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley 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. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bradley are $17,400 a year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,033
Indiana 2,252
Michigan 877
Wisconsin 909

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 13 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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