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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California

4 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

With 2,861 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #45 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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 Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Special Education at Fresno Pacific University Report

#2

United States University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, United States University landed the # 2 spot on the list. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Full Special Education at United States University Report

#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Loyola Marymount University

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 238
Oregon 234
Nevada 215
Hawaii 49
Alaska 52

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One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Special Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 woodleywonderworks.

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