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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

With 46,469 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Educational Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the education admin programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our analysis found Santa Clara University to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for educational administration students. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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The excellent programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fresno Pacific University is a great place for educational administration students. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Irvine is a great place for educational administration students. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#6

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for educational administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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University of California - Davis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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Seattle Pacific University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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#10

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

With a ranking of #10, California Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best schools for educational administration students. Located in the city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Educational Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
12 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
13 Saint Martin’s University Lacey, WA
14 Washington State University Pullman, WA
15 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 424
Oregon 381
California 2,692
Nevada 153
Hawaii 97
Alaska 55

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Admin Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration 32,837
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 4,709
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 2,247
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 1,727
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship 1,572
Superintendency & Educational System Administration 1,107
Urban Education & Leadership 736
Adult & Continuing Education Administration 462
Secondary School Administration/Principalship 452
Community College Education 354
Administration of Special Education 186
Early Childhood Program Administration 70
International School Administration/Leadership 10

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.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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