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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in California

49 Colleges
$78,351 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Educational Administration is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 2,692 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Educational Administration Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 49 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for education admin majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Clara University the best school in California for educational administration students. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

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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. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.

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The excellent programs at Concordia University, Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in California. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #6 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best educational administration programs. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks.

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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #9 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

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University of Southern California ranked #10 on this year’s Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 424
Oregon 381
Nevada 153
Hawaii 97
Alaska 55

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Admin Focus Areas

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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