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Best Educational Administration Schools in California

2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in California

49 Colleges
$78,351 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Educational Administration Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 49 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Educational Administration Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our analysis found Santa Clara University to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in California. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandman University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. Located in the large 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 Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.

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Out of the 49 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.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 49 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

With a ranking of #8, California Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #9 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

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University of Southern California ranked #10 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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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