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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California

10 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in California to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 10 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in California. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Alliant International University is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#7

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

With a ranking of #7, Westcliff University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Westcliff University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#7

United States University

San Diego, CA

United States University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Fresno Pacific University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.

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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 10 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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