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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

24 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. 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.

The Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Plains States Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 81% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 19% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 57% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Creighton University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southeast Missouri State University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Full Educational Administration at Southeast Missouri State University Report

#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg.

Women make up 79% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Northwest Missouri 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 61% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in education admin at MSU Moorhead, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Wichita State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their online graduate certificate. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

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

Full Educational Administration at Wichita State University Report

Fort Hays State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Kansas 646
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
South Dakota 158
North Dakota 136
Nebraska 782

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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 24 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.

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