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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

79 Colleges
$35,109 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$74,836 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, 45,458 educational administration students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 15% Best Educational Administration Schools

Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $38,740 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Concordia University, Irvine also is in the top 15% of our Best Educational Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The excellent programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Far Western US Region . Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brandman are $12,480 a year.

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#3

United States University

San Diego, CA
$5,700 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means United States University is a great value for educational administration students. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $5,700 per year.

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$13,658 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City University of Seattle. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CityU are $13,658 per year.

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#5

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Whitworth University is a great value for educational administration students. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Whitworth are $47,590 a year.

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#6

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA
$18,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Heritage University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for educational administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Heritage University are $18,500 a year.

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$33,452 Average Tuition & Fees

Fresno Pacific University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno Pacific are $33,452 per year.

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#8

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for educational administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gonzaga are $48,470 per year.

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$40,690 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Martin’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for educational administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Martin’s are $40,690 per year.

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#10

National University

La Jolla, CA
$13,320 Average Tuition & Fees

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for educational administration students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at National University are $13,320 a year.

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#11

Seattle University

Seattle, WA
$49,335 Average Tuition & Fees

Seattle University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seattle U are $49,335 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
12 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
13 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
13 California Baptist University Riverside, CA
15 William Jessup University Rocklin, CA

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,692
Washington 424
Oregon 381
Nevada 153
Hawaii 97
Alaska 55

One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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