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Finding the Best Educational Administration Basic Certificate School for You

With 46,469 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 37 schools in the United States 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Our analysis found Stanly Community College to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Albemarle.

Women make up 97% of the education admin majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haywood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Clyde, Haywood Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the education admin majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great place for educational administration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 37% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alamance Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

Women make up 95% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Richmond Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate educational administration programs. Richmond Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Hamlet.

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Southwestern Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate educational administration programs. Located in the distant town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Central Carolina Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Sanford, Central Carolina Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN

Martin Luther College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate educational administration programs. Located in the town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Educational Administration by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 27 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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