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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$15,934 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 3rd in Michigan. In fact, 877 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Michigan 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. 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 Michigan

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

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

Our analysis found Northern Michigan University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northern Michigan University are $10,612 per year.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

Michigan State also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #3.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Michigan. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saginaw Valley State University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of University Center.

Saginaw Valley State University graduate students pay an average of $15,748 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in Michigan. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.

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Western Michigan 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 small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $17,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $16,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland 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 #9 on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oakland are $19,323 per year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,033
Illinois 1,825
Indiana 2,252
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 9 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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