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2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

41 Colleges
$21,471 Avg Salary
$16,716 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in California to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Check out the education undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College of San Joaquin the most popular school in California for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Stockton, Teachers College of San Joaquin is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Alliant International University is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school 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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Out of the 41 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego Christian College landed the # 3 spot on the list. San Diego Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Santee.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#4

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Riverside City College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in California. Located in the large city of Riverside, Riverside City College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 91% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA

Out of the 41 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Westmont College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Westmont is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

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#5

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Santa Monica College is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. SMC is a very large public school located in the small city of Santa Monica.

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#7

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

With a ranking of #7, MiraCosta College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. MiraCosta College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Oceanside.

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#7

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

San Bernardino Valley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. San Bernardino Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

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#9

Imperial Valley College

Imperial, CA

Imperial Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. IVC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Imperial.

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#9

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate education programs. Fresno City College is a very large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Of the 4 students majoring in education at Fresno City College, 25% are male and 75% 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 25 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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