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Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate (MD-102)
Crydd Score 52
Demand Growing
Career Value Strong
Recognition High
MD-102 at a glance
- Provider
- Microsoft
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- IT Support
- Level
- Associate
- Cost
- $165
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time to earn
- 2–4 months
- Validity
- 1 year (renew free online)
- Format
- 40–60 questions, about 100 minutes
- Prerequisites
- Familiarity with Windows and Microsoft 365 recommended
What is MD-102?
Microsoft's associate credential for managing Windows endpoints at scale — deployment, Intune, device management, and endpoint security across a Microsoft 365 estate. It is the natural progression from help desk into desktop and device administration.
Skills it covers
- Windows deployment
- Microsoft Intune
- Endpoint security
- Device and app management
Is MD-102 worth it? The Crydd Verdict
CS 52Choose it if
You are moving from help desk into managing fleets of Windows devices, and want a credential that maps to how modern workplaces actually run endpoints through Intune and Microsoft 365.
Consider alternatives if
You are still at the fundamentals stage — the A+ or MS-900 come first; if your environment is heavily cloud-infrastructure rather than endpoints, an Azure administrator track fits better.
Why we say so
Microsoft 365 dominates the corporate desktop, endpoint management through Intune is now a core IT function, and this associate credential targets a real, well-populated hiring category above the help desk.
Market demand
Endpoint and device administration is a standard corporate IT function on Microsoft 365; MD-102 maps directly to that role and is a solid step up from entry support credentials.
Where MD-102 takes you
- IT Support Specialist
- Endpoint Administrator
- Systems Administrator
Career roadmaps show where this certification fits in each path. See the roadmaps.
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