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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

35 Colleges
$12,351 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,870 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the education admin doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 per year.

Concordia University, Irvine also made our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #4.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - San Bernardino is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. CSUSB is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUSB are $8,647 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Sac State are $8,826 a year.

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#4

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great value for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brandman are $12,720 a year.

Brandman also took the #2 spot in our Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California rankings.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $8,410 per year.

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Out of the 35 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - East Bay landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal State East Bay are $8,429 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $8,477 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SDSU are $9,570 a year.

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San Jose State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $9,286 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - Los Angeles came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal State LA are $8,219 a year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 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.

  • 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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