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2023 Most Popular Online Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

8 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, education students earned 25,545 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in California. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 90% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

American Jewish University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Jewish University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. AJU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#4

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Academy of Art University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in California. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 10 students majoring in education at Academy of Art University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#5

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.

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#6

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

Westcliff University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Westcliff University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 17% of the education majors at the school.

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Vanguard University of Southern California landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in education at Vanguard, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Shasta Bible College and Graduate School landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Redding, Shasta Bible College and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 5,206
Oregon 4,001
Hawaii 830
Nevada 1,387
Alaska 331

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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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