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

47 Colleges
$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 Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

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

About 71% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

About 76% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 24% are male.

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Out of the 47 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Concordia University, Irvine Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 77 students majoring in education admin at USC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Educational Administration at University of Southern California Report

#6

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in education admin at USD, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of San Diego

#7

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 56% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at University of San Francisco Report

With a ranking of #8, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

Of the 63 students majoring in education admin at CSUN, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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

Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Humphreys University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

Of the 59 students majoring in education admin at Humphreys University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#10

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 12% 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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