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

41 Colleges
$81,870 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Doctor'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 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 41 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

Check out the education admin doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for educational administration students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 303 students majoring in education admin at USC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Educational Administration at University of Southern California Report

#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Out of the 41 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Pepperdine University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.

About 63% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college 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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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 California. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#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 California list. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 23% are male.

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California State University - Fresno came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

About 72% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#7

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the large 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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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 31 students majoring in education admin at SDSU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, 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. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in education admin at UCLA, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Educational Administration at University of California - Los Angeles Report

#10

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

University of the Pacific landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree educational administration programs. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

Women make up 78% of the education admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of the Pacific

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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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