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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California

21 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

Of the 144 students majoring in grade specific ed at UC Irvine, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s College of California is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

Women make up 70% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Saint Mary’s College of California Report

#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 21 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#5

Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holy Names University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Oakland, HNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 18% are male.

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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#6

American Jewish University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #6, American Jewish University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, AJU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#7

Mills College

Oakland, CA

Mills College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Mills is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

About 50% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Claremont Graduate University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #8, University of San Francisco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 21 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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