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Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California

5 Colleges
$73,937 Avg Salary
$18,411 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Top California Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

#1

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Our analysis found Loyola Marymount University to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College of California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Mills College

Oakland, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mills College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in California. Located in the large city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large 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 5 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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