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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

With 46,469 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education admin majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 40% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Southern California

#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Out of the 57 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pepperdine University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 63% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Pepperdine University Report

#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Far Western US Region . Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

About 74% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 26% are male.

Full Educational Administration at Brandman University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Women make up 63% of the education admin majors at the school.

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

#5

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of La Verne. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

Women make up 77% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at University of La Verne Report

University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in education admin at UW Seattle, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

California State University - Fresno landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Fresno Report

#8

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 74% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 26% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northcentral University

#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Educational Administration at San Diego State University Report

With a ranking of #10, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 80% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Educational Administration at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Educational Administration students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of the Pacific Stockton, CA

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 424
Oregon 381
California 2,692
Nevada 153
Hawaii 97
Alaska 55

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Admin Concentrations

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 26 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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