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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$19,074 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 1,855 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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 Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the education admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named York College of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at YCP are $11,646 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, YCP is ranked #5 for overall quality for education admin in Pennsylvania.

Read full report on Educational Administration at York College of Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.

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

Full Educational Administration at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Edinboro is a small public school located in the town of Edinboro.

Edinboro graduate students pay an average of $12,246 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

Cal U graduate students pay an average of $12,919 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUP are $12,618 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

#6

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Gannon graduate students pay an average of $20,660 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at Gannon University Report

#7

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Point Park 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 #7 on the list. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Point Park graduate students pay an average of $17,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

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#9

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $18,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Temple University

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $25,248 per year. The average amount in student loans that education admin majors at Pitt take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $17,882.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,107
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

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 15 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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