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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California

6 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

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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The Best Teacher Education Subject 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 6 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Check out the subject specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top California Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Subject Specific

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Mary’s College of California the best school in California for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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#3

Mills College

Oakland, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mills College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Mills is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oakland.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at California State University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

Holy Names University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Oakland, HNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 6 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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