The subject of graduate programmes in educational administration in developing countries is a wide one. I have narrowed down the topic to the Commonwealth Caribbean and African Universities. Even in the two regions I was able to find relevant information on universities in the West Indies, Guyana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria. The universities referred to in my paper are relatively young and unknown internationally. To some extent, they may not even be known within the Commonwealth Caribbean and Africa. However, the fact that graduate programmes in educational admin­istration are offered in such institutions means that the subject has received the significance it deserves. Although the course is offered in several universities, the number of students currently enrolled at graduate levels in the Commonwealth Caribbean and Africa is very small. Each of the universities discussed in the paper has less than five students registered for graduate degrees in educational administration every academic year. There are many applicants but the scholarships available limit the intake to a very insignificant number. Those academicians who spend many hours with a handful of students often wonder about the economics of mounting the programmes. What is encouraging is that the graduates of such programmes have been deployed in key positions, both in the public and private sectors, within the two regions.