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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in California

49 Colleges
$78,351 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 2,692 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Educational Administration Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 49 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Educational Administration Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our analysis found Santa Clara University to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in California. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Irvine. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 49 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Davis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools in California ranking. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks.

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California State University - San Bernardino came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Schools in California ranking. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

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University of Southern California landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 424
Oregon 381
Nevada 153
Hawaii 97
Alaska 55

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Education Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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