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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in California

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

49 Colleges
$13,847 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,370 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific School for You

With 7,510 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education grade specific is the #15 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 49 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools

$7,392 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Sacramento the best value school in California for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sac State are $7,392 per year.

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$6,976 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 49 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $6,976 per year.

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$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUN are $7,043 a year.

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The excellent programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in California. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$7,579 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Bakersfield. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in California list. CSUB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bakersfield.

CSUB undergraduate students pay an average of $7,579 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Concordia University, Irvine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in California list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $38,740 per year.

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$7,213 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - San Bernardino landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a large student population.

CSUSB undergraduate students pay an average of $7,213 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at CSUSB accumulate an average of around $12,129 in student debt.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from SFSU take out $13,700 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $98, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$6,785 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State LA are $6,785 per year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Cal State LA take out is $13,000.

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$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, California State University - East Bay did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State East Bay are $6,995 per year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,780
Oregon 1,864
Nevada 608
Hawaii 346
Alaska 145

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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 Vgrigas.

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