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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

49 Colleges
$14,038 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Educational Administration Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

$38,740 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $38,740 per year.

Concordia University, Irvine also made our Best Educational Administration Schools in California list, coming in at #5.

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$7,213 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUSB are $7,213 per year.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - San Bernardino Report

$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California list. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

Cal State East Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $6,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - East Bay Report

$7,392 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Sacramento. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California list. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sac State are $7,392 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Sac State also did well on our Best Educational Administration Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$6,976 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State Fullerton are $6,976 a year.

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$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Northridge came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California ranking. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $7,043 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at California State University - Northridge

#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

San Diego State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in California list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at San Diego State University Report

#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA
$12,480 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Brandman undergraduate students pay an average of $12,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Brandman is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Schools in California list.

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$6,785 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for educational administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State LA are $6,785 a year.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA
$7,852 Average Tuition & Fees

San Jose State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jose State are $7,852 a year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at San Jose State University

Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 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.

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