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

8 Colleges
$77,195 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

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

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

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 54 students majoring in education at Brandman, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in education at USAHS, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

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University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 315 students majoring in education at USC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#8

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in education at USD, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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.

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