If you're passionate about helping others chase their dreams and achieve their goals, the Educational Administration Master's program is the right fit for you.
Why Study Educational Administration?
The educational administration path involves working with teachers, students, faculty and other educators. You'll work to help make education a rewarding experience where students feel empowered to succeed.
Courses in this field emphasize strategies for managing conflict, building consensus, communicating effectively and developing leadership skills.
Why Study Educational Administration at CSUN?
Training California's Best Teachers
We're the #1 university for preparing public school teachers in California and each year our alumni are among the LAUSD Teacher of the Year award winners.
Inclusive Education Leader
We’re nationally known as a leader in inclusive education. We train teachers who are culturally competent and ready to thrive across diverse, dynamic Southern California school districts.
Faculty Who Inspire
You won’t just be another face in a lecture hall — you’ll get to know your faculty members who are just as passionate about mentoring their students as you are about yours.
Leadership Style Tailored To You
In your classes, you'll develop a leadership style that’s unique to you, based on your particular strengths. At the same time, you'll study policy and hone your instructional abilities, giving you the breadth of experience necessary to lead in a variety of contexts.
What You'll Learn
Our curriculum ensures you'll learn to:
- Facilitate the development, articulation and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the school community.
- Advocate, nurture and sustain a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and professional growth.
- Ensure management of the organization, operations and resources for a safe, efficient and effective learning environment.
- Collaborate with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.
- Model a personal code of ethics and develop professional leadership capacity.
- Understand, respond to and influence the larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural context.
Admission Information
To be considered for admission to CSUN as a master’s student, you will need to:
- Meet university requirements.
- Meet department requirements for the Master of Arts in Educational Administration.
- Apply to both the university and the specific graduate program of interest.
Learn more about applying for a master's program at CSUN.