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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

49 Colleges
$14,038 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in California 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California

Check out the education admin programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

$38,740 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best value school in California for educational administration students. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Concordia University, Irvine undergraduate students pay an average of $38,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Concordia University, Irvine is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Schools in California list.

Full Educational Administration at Concordia University, Irvine Report

$7,213 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - San Bernardino helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in California. CSUSB is a large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUSB are $7,213 per year.

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$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 49 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - East Bay landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State East Bay are $6,995 per year.

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$7,392 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 49 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the # 4 spot on the list. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sac State are $7,392 per year.

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$6,976 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $6,976 per year.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Fullerton Report

$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Northridge ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUN are $7,043 a year.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Northridge Report

#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

San Diego State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA
$12,480 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Brandman undergraduate students pay an average of $12,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,785 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Los Angeles landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State LA are $6,785 a year.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA
$7,852 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $7,852 per year.

San Jose State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Schools in California list.

Full Educational Administration at San Jose State University Report

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 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.

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