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Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

49 Colleges
$14,038 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Concordia University, Irvine are $38,740 a year.

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$7,213 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - San Bernardino. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California list. CSUSB is a large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUSB are $7,213 per year.

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$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California list. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State East Bay are $6,995 a year.

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$7,392 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Sacramento. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California list. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sac State are $7,392 per year.

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$6,976 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in California. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $6,976 per year.

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$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Northridge ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $7,043 per year.

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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

San Diego State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Brandman University

Irvine, CA
$12,480 Average Tuition & Fees

Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for educational administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brandman are $12,480 a year.

Brandman excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Schools in California list.

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$6,785 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State LA are $6,785 per year.

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San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for educational administration students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $7,852 per year.

San Jose State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Schools in California list.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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