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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 2nd in Illinois. In fact, 1,825 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Illinois. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Olivet Nazarene University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means DeVry University - Illinois is a great place for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

More Educational Administration Rankings in Illinois

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 5 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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