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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

17 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 2nd in Illinois. In fact, 1,825 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in Illinois 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.

Check out the education admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our analysis found National Louis University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 17 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#3

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Illinois University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

Of the 25 students majoring in education admin at EIU, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in education admin at NIU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Out of the 17 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#6

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

McKendree University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in education admin at McKendree, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in education admin at Illinois State, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#8

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

Women make up 50% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #9, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 67% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,033
Indiana 2,252
Michigan 877
Wisconsin 909

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 17 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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