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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Top California Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

#1

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola Marymount University the best school in California for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Saint Mary’s College of California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in California. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Educational Administration at Saint Mary’s College of California Report

#3

Mills College

Oakland, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mills College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report

#5

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 5 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).
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