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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

38 Colleges
$12,753 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 38 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education admin majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best value school in California for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #5.

Full Educational Administration at Concordia University, Irvine Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - San Bernardino helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in California. CSUSB is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUSB are $8,647 a year.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State East Bay is a 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $8,477 per year.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Northridge Report

Out of the 38 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the 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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California State University - Long Beach ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSULB graduate students pay an average of $8,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Long Beach Report

#7

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Brandman graduate students pay an average of $12,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Brandman also is in the top 10% of our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

Full Educational Administration at Brandman University Report

California State University - Fresno came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fresno State are $8,087 a year.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report

With a ranking of #10, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $11,629 a year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Educational Administration at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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