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

47 Colleges
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

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

#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 master’s degree in California. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 71% of the education admin majors at the school.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Women make up 76% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at National University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in California. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 96 students majoring in education admin at Concordia University, Irvine, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Southern California

#6

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#7

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Of the 71 students majoring in education admin at USFCA, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

About 76% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 24% are male.

Full Educational Administration at California State University - Northridge Report

With a ranking of #9, Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Humphreys University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

About 66% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 34% are male.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses

#10

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the education admin majors at the school.

Full Educational Administration at Brandman University Report

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 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.

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