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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

39 Colleges
$15,513 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,721 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

$7,213 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found California State University - San Bernardino to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUSB are $7,213 per year.

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$7,392 Average Tuition & Fees

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 subject specific schools in California. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at Sac State accumulate an average of around $23,573 in student debt.

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$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSULB are $6,846 a year.

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$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great value for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno State are $6,653 per year. Subject Specific Ed majors at Fresno State take out an average of $15,443 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$7,727 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 39 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Marcos landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a large student population.

CSUSM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Northridge landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUN are $7,043 a year.

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$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - East Bay came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State East Bay are $6,995 per year.

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$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $10,195 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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San Jose State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education subject specific programs. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $7,852 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$6,785 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Cal State LA undergraduate students pay an average of $6,785 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges 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 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 Aparajita Datta.

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