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Highest earning master's educational administration and supervision programs in California
California educational administration and supervision programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco | Public, 4-year | $98,404 | 39 |
| 2 | California State University-Dominguez Hills | Carson | Public, 4-year | $96,352 | 55 |
| 3 | California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | Public, 4-year | $96,042 | 34 |
| 4 | California State University-East Bay | Hayward | Public, 4-year | $95,100 | 42 |
| 5 | National University | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $94,937 | 285 |
| 6 | Concordia University-Irvine | Irvine | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $93,637 | 233 |
| 7 | California State University-Northridge | Northridge | Public, 4-year | $84,058 | 71 |
| 8 | Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses | Stockton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $80,195 | 34 |
| 9 | Saint Mary's College of California | Moraga | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $74,507 | 37 |
| 10 | California Lutheran University | Thousand Oaks | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $74,480 | 96 |
| 11 | California State University-San Marcos | San Marcos | Public, 4-year | $71,562 | 40 |
| 12 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $70,116 | 188 |
| 13 | San Diego State University | San Diego | Public, 4-year | $69,910 | 61 |
| 14 | California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton | Public, 4-year | $67,303 | 75 |
| 15 | University of the Pacific | Stockton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $62,920 | 36 |
| 16 | University of San Francisco | San Francisco | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $62,903 | 68 |
| 17 | University of Phoenix-California | Ontario | For-profit, 4-year | $60,279 | 391 |
| 18 | California State University-Sacramento | Sacramento | Public, 4-year | $60,209 | 34 |
| 19 | University of San Diego | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $58,672 | 79 |
| 20 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $53,366 | 106 |
| 21 | Ashford University | San Diego | For-profit, 4-year | $47,259 | 133 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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