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

47 Colleges
$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 Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

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

#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 master’s degree in California. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 71% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Loyola Marymount University Report

#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in California. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

About 76% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 24% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Concordia University, Irvine

Out of the 47 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 77 students majoring in education admin at USC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Southern California

#6

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #6, University of San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#7

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 56% of the education admin majors at the school.

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

Of the 63 students majoring in education admin at CSUN, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Humphreys University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

Of the 59 students majoring in education admin at Humphreys University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses

#10

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 12% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Brandman University Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

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