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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Virginia 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

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Liberty University

#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 16% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Old Dominion University Report

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 9% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at George Mason University

#4

Ferrum College

Ferrum, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ferrum College is a great place for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Ferrum, Ferrum College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Educational Administration at Ferrum College Report

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Virginia Medical School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Eastern Virginia Medical School

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools 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
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
Louisiana 538
Mississippi 783
Alabama 618

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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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