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Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate
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A recognized step forward — weigh the background the vendor recommends below.
Microsoft 365 Certified Endpoint Administrator Associate maps to Microsoft's published exam domains, and Microsoft lists a recommended background — check it below before you commit, then use the domains as your study order. RoleMath Difficulty methodology
Who this certification is designed for
The vendor’s stated audience, plus an honest fit for your starting point. No pass rates, no guarantees.
Per Microsoft: As a candidate for this certification, you have subject matter expertise managing devices and client applications in a Microsoft 365 tenant by using Microsoft Intune. You’re responsible for:; Implementing solutions for efficient deployment and management of endpoints on various operating systems, platforms, and device types.; Implementing and managing endpoints at scale by using Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Intune Suite, Windows Autopilot, Microsoft Security Copilot, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Windows 365.; Implementing identity, security, access, policies, updates, and apps for endpoints.; As an endpoint administrator, you collaborate with architects, Microsoft 365 administrators, security administrators, and other workload administrators to plan and implement a modern workplace strategy that meets the business needs of an organization Microsoft 365 Certified Endpoint Administrator Associate — official vendor page
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Difficulty profile
A cited estimate of what the exam requires, split into two honest lenses — not one number, not a pass rate. RoleMath Difficulty methodology
These are exam-structure lenses, not a pass rate or anything about you.
Cost & upkeep
Exam fee plus what it takes to keep it — the recurring cost most pages hide.
- Renewal terms
- Do you know that Microsoft role-based and specialty certifications expire unless they are renewed? Learn the latest updates to the technology for your job role and renew your certification at no cost by passing an online assessment on Microsoft Learn. Microsoft 365 Certified Endpoint Administrator Associate — official vendor page
No ROI math here — we never compare cost to a salary.
Skills measured
The official objective domains and their exam weight — titles & weights only, straight from the vendor’s exam objectives. Microsoft 365 Certified Endpoint Administrator Associate — official vendor page
Prerequisites
What's required vs merely recommended — stated plainly.
- Hard requirement
- None — open registration Microsoft 365 Certified Endpoint Administrator Associate — official vendor page
“Recommended” is the vendor’s guidance, not a gate — you can register today.
Version & change log
Which version is current — so you prepare for the exam that’s live today, not a retired one.
- Current version
- Microsoft Learn page updated 2026-04-28T20:37:00Z
Credential credit map
What this counts toward
RoleMath shows cited equivalency, baseline, stacking, and renewal signals as planning context. These are not hiring guarantees or universal transfer credits.
College-credit recommendation
An ACE / college-credit recommendation — acceptance is decided by each institution.
ACE credit recommendations are planning context; each institution decides whether and how to award credit.
- ACE: 3 semester hour(s) recommendedsource visible
Exam MD-102: Endpoint Administrator; ACE ID MLS-0059; active 08/01/2023-07/31/2026.
Official source
Required prerequisite for
This credential is an official prerequisite for the target credential.
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expertsource visible
Microsoft Learn states Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert requires at least one listed prerequisite associate certification.
Official source
Equivalency, credit, and baseline mappings come from official/authoritative sources and are shown as planning context only. ACE recommendations are accepted at each institution's discretion; DoD baseline status must be confirmed against the current official DoD Cyber Exchange table; 'comparable scope' means similar role positioning, NOT an equivalence or substitution. No certification guarantees a job, salary, or outcome.
Every figure on this page, sourced
The claims above trace to these records — the source, and when it was last checked. If a figure has no row here, we did not publish it.
| ID | Supports | Source | Checked |
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| SCHEMA-CIT-1 | Schema citation | Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate | Logged in source packet |
| SCHEMA-CIT-2 | Schema citation | Official Microsoft Learn objective-domain source | Logged in source packet |
| SCHEMA-CIT-3 | Schema citation | Exam MD-102 study guide | Logged in source packet |
| SCHEMA-CIT-4 | Schema citation | Official Microsoft Learn field source | Logged in source packet |
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