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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

135 Colleges
$73,937 Avg Salary
$18,411 Avg Student Debt

With 46,469 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 135 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular online school in the United States for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 546 students majoring in education admin at A-State, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 117 students majoring in education admin at Capella University, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#4

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Point Park University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the United States. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 84 students majoring in education admin at Point Park, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#5

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means American College of Education is a great place for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

About 70% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#6

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

With a ranking of #6, University of New England did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 79 students majoring in education admin at UNE, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#7

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

University of West Alabama landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate educational administration programs. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

Of the 77 students majoring in education admin at University of West Alabama, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#8

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

About 63% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 37% are male.

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George Washington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 22% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#11

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

Of the 58 students majoring in education admin at Creighton, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#11

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in education admin at NUS Florida, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Appalachian State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#14

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in education admin at WGU, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#15

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in education admin at Old Dominion, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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With a ranking of #16, Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

Of the 47 students majoring in education admin at Colorado State University - Global Campus, 40% are male and 60% are female.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, education admin graduates from Colorado State University - Global Campus carry an average student debtload of $18,119.

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#17

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

Carson - Newman University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate educational administration programs. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Jefferson City.

Of the 46 students majoring in education admin at Carson - Newman, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#18

Hood College

Frederick, MD

With a ranking of #18, Hood College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in education admin at Hood, 23% are male and 77% are female.

On average, education admin graduates from Hood take out $16,880 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Full Educational Administration at Hood College Report

#19

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Niagara University.

Of the 42 students majoring in education admin at Niagara, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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Northwest Nazarene University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 24% are male.

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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 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
21 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
22 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO
23 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
24 Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN
24 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
26 National Louis University Chicago, IL
26 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS

View the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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