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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate 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.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Our analysis found University of Oregon to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 138 students majoring in education admin at UO, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Of the 32 students majoring in education admin at SPU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Seattle Pacific University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Eastern Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Eastern Washington University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Oregon University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

Full Educational Administration at Southern Oregon University Report

#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Educational Administration at Loyola Marymount University Report

With a ranking of #6, Portland State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in education admin at Portland State University, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Portland State University Report

City University of Seattle ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 21% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#8

University of Portland

Portland, OR

University of Portland came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the education admin majors at the school.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carson.

Women make up 75% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 424
Oregon 381
California 2,692
Nevada 153
Hawaii 97
Alaska 55

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 29 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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