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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 1,225 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Tennessee 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 analysis found Lincoln Memorial University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Tennessee. LMU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Harrogate.

Women make up 65% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#2

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Carson - Newman University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Jefferson City, Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Out of the 13 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the # 3 spot on the list. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Of the 34 students majoring in education admin at TNU, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Trevecca Nazarene University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in education admin at Middle Tennessee State University, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#5

Union University

Jackson, TN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Union University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in education admin at Union, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#5

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Freed-Hardeman University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the distant town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#7

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis 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. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

Women make up 82% of the education admin majors at the school.

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East Tennessee State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

Women make up 90% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Tennessee Technological University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 63% of the education admin majors at the school.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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

Majors Similar to Education Admin

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 13 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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