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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

64 Colleges
$19,182 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Our analysis found Hood College to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hood are $9,080 per year. Education Admin majors at Hood take out an average of $16,880 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Hood not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Hood College

#2

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McDaniel College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at McDaniel are $9,568 per year. The average amount in student loans that education admin majors at McDaniel take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $16,146.

McDaniel excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Educational Administration at McDaniel College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at YCP are $11,646 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at York College of Pennsylvania

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The College of Saint Rose is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

Saint Rose graduate students pay an average of $15,748 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Saint Rose is ranked #4 for overall quality for education admin in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Full Educational Administration at The College of Saint Rose Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TCNJ are $15,031 per year.

TCNJ also took the #2 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

Read full report on Educational Administration at The College of New Jersey

#6

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $19,890 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Towson is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Towson University

#7

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Niagara University.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Niagara are $13,950 a year.

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#8

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salisbury are $15,765 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Salisbury University

#9

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St Mary’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Mount are $13,676 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Mount St Mary’s University

#10

Canisius College

Buffalo, NY

Canisius College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Canisius are $15,870 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
12 Manhattan College Riverdale, NY

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,107
Pennsylvania 1,855
New York 3,715
Maryland 548
District of Columbia 355
Delaware 292

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 26 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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