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Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

15 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 Minnesota. With 1,314 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd 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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Minnesota to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Minnesota.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in Minnesota for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the education admin majors at the school.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, education admin graduates from UMN Twin Cities carry an average student debt load of $17,363.

Full Educational Administration at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Minnesota State University - Moorhead 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. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

Of the 22 students majoring in education admin at MSU Moorhead, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 68% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Southwest Minnesota State University Report

#10

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Women make up 78% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Saint Cloud State University Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

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 15 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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