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2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in California

15 Colleges
$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

General Education is the #17 most popular major in California with 7,063 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular school in California for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 66% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in California. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

Of the 21 students majoring in education at Claremont Graduate University, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 15 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Of the 17 students majoring in education at Stanford, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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

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University of California - Irvine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full General Education at University of California - Irvine Report

Best General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 728
Oregon 767
Nevada 36
Hawaii 64
Alaska 26

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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