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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$7,238 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 1,193 degrees and certificates from an Arkansas school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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The Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Arkansas 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.

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 Arkansas

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

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

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at A-State are $6,422 per year.

A-State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

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#2

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Henderson State University are $6,930 a year.

Henderson State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

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#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UARK are $9,018 per year.

UARK not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $6,894 per year.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

Full Educational Administration at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $6,773 per year.

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

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech 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 remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ATU are $7,037 per year.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA Little Rock are $7,594 per year.

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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
Kentucky 1,005
Tennessee 1,225
North Carolina 1,205
Georgia 776
Florida 1,764
Virginia 1,582
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Louisiana 538
Mississippi 783
Alabama 618

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 7 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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