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2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in California

6 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Brandman University the most popular online school in California for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 54 students majoring in education admin at Brandman, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#2

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for educational administration students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in education admin at Northcentral University, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Irvine is a great place for educational administration students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in education admin at Concordia University, Irvine, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 94% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 79% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Loyola Marymount University Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 6 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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