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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$10,746 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 Wisconsin. In fact, 909 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Wisconsin 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Wisconsin. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WLC are $10,080 per year.

WLC also took the #1 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Wisconsin Lutheran College

#2

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Viterbo University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.

Viterbo graduate students pay an average of $9,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Viterbo did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Viterbo University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Wisconsin is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

Concordia University, Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $11,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Concordia University, Wisconsin also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Concordia University, Wisconsin

#4

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

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

Marian graduate students pay an average of $11,286 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - La Crosse are $10,087 per year.

UW - La Crosse also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh 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 Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Oshkosh are $9,260 per year.

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#7

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Alverno are $10,402 a year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Alverno College

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $12,220 per year.

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#9

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette 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. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marquette are $21,960 a year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Marquette University

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
Illinois 1,825
Indiana 2,252
Michigan 877

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

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 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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