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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$20,767 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Dominguez Hills the best value school in California for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSUDH graduate students pay an average of $8,494 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Mary’s College of California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

SMC graduate students pay an average of $33,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, SMC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.

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#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 per year.

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#5

Mills College

Oakland, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mills College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value 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 fairly small student population.

Mills graduate students pay an average of $36,443 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 5 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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