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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 4th in Washington. In fact, 424 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Washington University the most popular school in Washington for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cheney.

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

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Our 2023 rankings named Seattle Pacific University the most popular school in Washington for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 8 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, City University of Seattle landed the # 3 spot on the list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Martin’s University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Whitworth University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Spokane.

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With a ranking of #7, Pacific Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma.

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#7

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

With a ranking of #7, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 8 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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