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2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
244 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 181st most popular major in the country with 4,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 269 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 244 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in higher education/higher education administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great higher education/higher education administration programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree higher education/higher education administration students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $75-$110k) in California

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. California State University - Northridge is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 21 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Redlands

Redlands, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Redlands. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Redlands is a small school located in Redlands, California that handed out 7 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Redlands did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Redlands are $22,852.

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#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #3 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree higher education/higher education administration students whose families make $75-$110k list, USC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 13 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Baptist are $14,140.

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#5

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the #5 spot on the list. San Diego, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Diego are $28,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Loyola Marymount University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 10 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree higher education/higher education administration students whose families make $75-$110k list, Loyola Marymount has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Marymount are $19,756, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

University of San Francisco ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree higher education/higher education administration students whose families make $75-$110k list, USFCA has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USFCA are $26,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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