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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$21,137 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate 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 10 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the best value school in California for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $13,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $8,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in California. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SDSU are $9,570 a year.

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#4

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California Lutheran University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CLU are $20,600 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Claremont Graduate University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Claremont Graduate University are $36,380 per year.

Claremont Graduate University also took the #5 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California rankings.

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With a ranking of #6, Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.

SMC graduate students pay an average of $33,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#7

Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

Holy Names University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Oakland, HNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at HNU are $18,590 a year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from HNU take out $18,972 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

USFCA graduate students pay an average of $27,250 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Mills College

Oakland, CA

Mills College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Mills is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mills are $36,443 a year.

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Antioch University - Santa Barbara ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Antioch University - Santa Barbara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Barbara.

Antioch University - Santa Barbara graduate students pay an average of $19,303 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 10 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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