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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California

13 Colleges
$73,937 Avg Salary
$18,411 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular 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. This report analyzed 13 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

Check out the education admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Our analysis found Loyola Marymount University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 24 students majoring in education admin at Loyola Marymount, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in education admin at CSUDH, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northcentral 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 city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#4

Mills College

Oakland, CA

Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Mills College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 25% of the education admin majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College of California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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Azusa Pacific University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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DeVry University - California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. DeVry University - California is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pomona.

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#6

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

La Sierra University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

Full Educational Administration at La Sierra University Report

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 13 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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