Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in California

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

38 Colleges
$12,753 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

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

Concordia University, Irvine graduate students pay an average of $8,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Concordia University, Irvine also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Educational Administration at Concordia University, Irvine Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - San Bernardino is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. CSUSB is a large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

CSUSB graduate students pay an average of $8,647 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - East Bay helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in California. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal State East Bay are $8,429 a year.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - East Bay Report

Out of the 38 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 4 spot on the list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $8,477 per year.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Northridge Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Cal State LA graduate students pay an average of $8,219 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Los Angeles Report

California State University - Long Beach came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $8,280 per year.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Long Beach Report

#7

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.

Read More…

With a ranking of #8, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fresno State are $8,087 a year.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Fresno Report

California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUDH are $8,494 per year.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $11,629 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read More…

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.