2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Subject Specific
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Los Angeles the best value school in California for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal State LA are $8,219 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
SFSU graduate students pay an average of $8,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in California. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.
UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $13,608 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College of California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMC are $33,357 per year.
SMC also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Holy Names University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Oakland, HNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at HNU are $18,590 per year.
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Mills College 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. Mills is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oakland.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mills are $36,443 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value 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 |
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Teacher Education Subject Specific Related Majors for Subject Specific Ed
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.
- 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).
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