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2023 Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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$21,471 Avg Salary
$16,716 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.

The Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate 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 5 schools in California to see which online undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named Alliant International University the most popular online school in California for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in education at Alliant, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vanguard University of Southern California is a great place for education students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

United States University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Shasta Bible College and Graduate School is a great place for education students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the small 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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#3

Compton College

Compton, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Compton College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public school with a small student population.

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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 5 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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