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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in California

70 Colleges
$43,370 Avg Salary
$24,254 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 70 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges.

The excellent programs at California State University - Sacramento helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in California. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in California list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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#4

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

The excellent programs at University of Redlands helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in California. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from Cal State LA take out $13,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Grade Specific Ed majors at SDSU take out an average of $13,748 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $219.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at Brandman accumulate an average of around $29,480 in student debt.

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#9

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #9, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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University of California - Irvine ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Teacher Education Grade Specific students in the state of California that almost earned our Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
11 National University La Jolla, CA
12 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
12 California State University - Dominguez Hills Carson, CA
14 Alliant International University San Diego, CA

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

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges 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 26 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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