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2023 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in California

38 Colleges
$54,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for education admin majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Clara University the best school in California for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college 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 Master’s Degree 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 University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in California. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Concordia University, Irvine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. 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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#7

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

With a ranking of #7, California Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks.

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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #8 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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#10

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

With a ranking of #10, University of Redlands did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Schools 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 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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