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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$20,767 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Check out the education admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Dominguez Hills the best value school in California for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUDH are $8,494 a year.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Loyola Marymount also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Mary’s College of California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMC are $33,357 per year.

SMC also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California list, coming in at #4.

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#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in California. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 per year.

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#5

Mills College

Oakland, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mills College is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Mills graduate students pay an average of $36,443 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 5 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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