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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Virginia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

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

Women make up 69% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 16% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Old Dominion University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 12 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 87% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Virginia Tech

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Educational Administration at George Mason University Report

#6

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Richmond

#7

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

About 92% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 8% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at James Madison University

#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah 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. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in education admin at Shenandoah, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Regent University

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
Tennessee 1,225
North Carolina 1,205
Georgia 776
Florida 1,764
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 12 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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