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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California

13 Colleges
$73,937 Avg Salary
$18,411 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular 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. This report analyzed 13 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Our analysis found Loyola Marymount University to be the most popular school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 79% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 21% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Dominguez Hills is a great place 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.

About 75% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 83% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Northcentral University Report

#4

Mills College

Oakland, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mills College is a great place 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.

Of the 4 students majoring in education admin at Mills, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College of California landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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DeVry University - California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. DeVry University - California is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pomona.

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#6

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

With a ranking of #6, La Sierra University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Fullerton Report

#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational administration programs. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Full Educational Administration at San Diego State University Report

#6

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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

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 13 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.

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