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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 46,469 educational administration students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

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

The Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 47 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 81% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 19% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Capella University

Out of the 47 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

Of the 65 students majoring in education admin at SMU MN, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 29% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Lindenwood University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 57% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

#5

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Creighton University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-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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Northwest Missouri State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 61% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northwest Missouri State University

#7

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

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

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

Read full report on Educational Administration at Hamline University

With a ranking of #8, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Central Missouri

Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

#10

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

With a ranking of #10, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Educational Administration at Southeast Missouri State University Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Kansas 646
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
South Dakota 158
North Dakota 136
Nebraska 782

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 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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