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Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$20,767 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

Our analysis found California State University - Dominguez Hills to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSUDH graduate students pay an average of $8,494 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Mary’s College of California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SMC are $33,357 a year.

SMC also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northcentral University are $18,207 a year.

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#5

Mills College

Oakland, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Mills College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mills are $36,443 per year.

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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 5 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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