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

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

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The Most Popular Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

Check out the education admin basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Bowling Green State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for educational administration students working on their basic certificate. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

Women make up 63% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Valley State University is a great place for educational administration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in education admin at GVSU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Grand Valley State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyahoga Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lorain County Community College is a great place for educational administration students working on their basic certificate. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elyria.

Full Educational Administration at Lorain County Community College Report

#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Toledo is a great place for educational administration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a large student population.

Full Educational Administration at University of Toledo Report

#5

Millikin University

Decatur, IL

Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Millikin University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Decatur, Millikin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Educational Administration at Millikin University Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 6 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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