2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 3rd in Alabama. In fact, 618 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Alabama 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.
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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama
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
Our 2023 rankings named University of West Alabama the best value school in Alabama for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.
University of West Alabama graduate students pay an average of $6,868 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of West Alabama also took the #2 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAB are $8,100 a year.
UAB also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama rankings.
Out of the 10 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNA are $7,140 per year.
UNA also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #4.
Out of the 10 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TROY are $8,550 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jacksonville State University are $10,600 per year.
Auburn University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Auburn graduate students pay an average of $11,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Auburn also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #1.
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Auburn University at Montgomery came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the city of Montgomery, AUM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AUM are $8,344 a year.
The University of Alabama ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA are $11,470 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UA is ranked #5 for overall quality for education admin in Alabama.
University of Montevallo 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 suburb of Montevallo, Montevallo is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Montevallo are $11,916 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Samford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Samford are $21,575 a year.
Full Educational Administration at Samford University Report
Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kentucky | 1,005 |
Tennessee | 1,225 |
North Carolina | 1,205 |
Georgia | 776 |
Florida | 1,764 |
Virginia | 1,582 |
West Virginia | 207 |
South Carolina | 402 |
Arkansas | 1,193 |
Louisiana | 538 |
Mississippi | 783 |
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Majors Related to Education Admin
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Education Admin Concentrations
Majors Similar to Education Admin
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 10 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.
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