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Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in California

38 Colleges
$54,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Master'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.

The Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 38 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for education admin majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree 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 master’s degree in California. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in California. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 38 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 38 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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Concordia University, Irvine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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#10

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree educational administration programs. 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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