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2023 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in California

47 Colleges
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

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 Education Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 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 Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree 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 a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school 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 Southern California is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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

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#3

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Pepperdine University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in California. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu.

Of the 68 students majoring in education at Pepperdine, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 65 students majoring in education at UCLA, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#5

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in California. Located in the 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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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in education at Cal State Fullerton, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Azusa Pacific University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 39 students majoring in education at SDSU, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#9

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

With a ranking of #9, University of La Verne did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in education at ULV, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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California State University - Fresno landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

Of the 32 students majoring in education at Fresno State, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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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

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 27 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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