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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.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Dominguez Hills the best value school in California for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUDH are $8,494 a year.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College of California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMC are $33,357 per 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.

Full Educational Administration at Saint Mary’s College of California Report

#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 per 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 large city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Full Educational Administration at Mills College Report

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Schools 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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