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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

63 Colleges
$15,566 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 63 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best value school in the Far Western US Region for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 a year.

Concordia University, Irvine excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 a year.

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#3

United States University

San Diego, CA

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

USU graduate students pay an average of $5,650 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

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

Whitworth graduate students pay an average of $12,456 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Heritage University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Heritage University are $9,872 per year.

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Fresno Pacific University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Fresno Pacific graduate students pay an average of $15,060 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.

Gonzaga excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#8

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #8, National University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in tuition and fees each year.

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Saint Martin’s 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. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Saint Martin’s graduate students pay an average of $15,840 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Educational Administration graduate students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
12 California Baptist University Riverside, CA
12 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, 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.

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