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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

111 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right 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.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 111 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region .

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 546 students majoring in education admin at A-State, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#3

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Out of the 111 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.

Women make up 81% of the education admin majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Lincoln Memorial University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 89 students majoring in education admin at LMU, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#5

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.

Of the 77 students majoring in education admin at University of West Alabama, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#6

Thomas University

Thomasville, GA

With a ranking of #6, Thomas University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. TU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Thomasville.

Of the 71 students majoring in education admin at TU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Appalachian 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 town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in education admin at NUS Florida, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#9

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#10

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in education admin at Old Dominion, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#11

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

Carson - Newman University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Jefferson City.

Of the 46 students majoring in education admin at Carson - Newman, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#12

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 26% of the education admin majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #13, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

About 78% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#14

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Of the 36 students majoring in education admin at Augusta University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#16

Salem University

Salem, WV

With a ranking of #16, Salem University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Salem is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Salem.

About 62% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 38% are male.

The average amount in student loans that education admin majors at Salem take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $17,861.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
18 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
19 Furman University Greenville, SC
20 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
21 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
21 George Mason University Fairfax, VA

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,005
Tennessee 1,225
North Carolina 1,205
Georgia 776
Florida 1,764
Virginia 1,582
West Virginia 207
South Carolina 402
Arkansas 1,193
Louisiana 538
Mississippi 783
Alabama 618

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 25 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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