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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in California

41 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 60% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Southern California

#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pepperdine University is a great place for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu.

Of the 60 students majoring in education admin at Pepperdine, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Pepperdine University Report

#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 41 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 74% of the education admin majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in education admin at Cal State Fullerton, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at California State University - Fullerton

#5

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

Out of the 41 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in education admin at ULV, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of La Verne

With a ranking of #6, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

Of the 32 students majoring in education admin at Fresno State, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 71% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#7

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 74% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Northcentral University Report

With a ranking of #9, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#10

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

With a ranking of #10, University of the Pacific did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

About 78% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 26 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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