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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California

2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California

39 Colleges
$47,721 Avg Salary
$20,579 Avg Student Debt

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Teacher Education Subject Specific is the #92 most popular major in California with 1,037 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fresno Pacific University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at Fresno Pacific accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in California. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Mary’s College of California. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.

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University of the Pacific did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.

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California State University - San Marcos came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Southern California landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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California State University - San Bernardino came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a large student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 602
Oregon 246
Nevada 109
Hawaii 13
Alaska 24

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Aparajita Datta.

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