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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in California

41 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor'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 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree 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 41 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 60% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pepperdine University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu.

Of the 60 students majoring in education admin at Pepperdine, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Full Educational Administration at Pepperdine University Report

#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in California. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 74% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Brandman University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in California. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in education admin at Cal State Fullerton, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Fullerton Report

#5

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of La Verne helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in California. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in education admin at ULV, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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California State University - Fresno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Of the 32 students majoring in education admin at Fresno State, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Fresno Report

#7

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 74% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 71% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at San Diego State University Report

University of California - Los Angeles landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at University of California - Los Angeles Report

#10

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

University of the Pacific ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

About 78% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 26 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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