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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

33 Colleges
$14,956 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 33 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the grade specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 a year.

Concordia University, Irvine also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Sacramento. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

Sac State graduate students pay an average of $8,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Fresno 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 Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Fresno State graduate students pay an average of $8,087 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - San Bernardino. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUSB are $8,647 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Cal State East Bay graduate students pay an average of $8,429 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $9,286 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

Cal State LA graduate students pay an average of $8,219 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brandman are $12,720 a year.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large 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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University of California - Berkeley came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Berkeley are $14,160 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #2 for overall quality for grade specific ed in California.

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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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