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2023 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 2nd in California. In fact, 7,063 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in California to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Claremont Graduate University the best school in California for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in California. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #6, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general education programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 728
Oregon 767
Nevada 36
Hawaii 64
Alaska 26

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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).
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