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2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in California

35 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,692 degrees and certificates were awarded to educational administration students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #48 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in California to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Brandman University the best school in California for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - San Bernardino came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

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#7

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

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Azusa Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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#10

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

With a ranking of #10, University of Redlands did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best 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 110,226
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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