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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

38 Colleges
$12,753 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Concordia University, Irvine also did well on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - San Bernardino is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. CSUSB is a large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUSB are $8,647 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - East Bay is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

Cal State East Bay graduate students pay an average of $8,429 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 38 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 4 spot on the list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUN are $8,477 a year.

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Out of the 38 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Cal State LA graduate students pay an average of $8,219 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Long Beach 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 Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSULB are $8,280 a year.

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#7

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

With a ranking of #7, Brandman 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 Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Brandman graduate students pay an average of $12,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fresno State are $8,087 per year.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills 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 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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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo 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 small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $11,629 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 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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