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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

In 2020-2021, 46,469 educational administration students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found American College of Education to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 70% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

About 58% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 42% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Concordia University, Chicago Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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

Read full report on Educational Administration at National Louis University

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

About 80% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Michigan State University

#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in education admin at Ball State, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Ball State University Report

Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 75% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Concordia University, Wisconsin

#7

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Olivet Nazarene University Report

Northern Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#9

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

Marian 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Marian University Report

#10

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Wisconsin Lutheran College 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,033
Illinois 1,825
Indiana 2,252
Michigan 877
Wisconsin 909

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Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Admin Focus Areas

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 17 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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