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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

5 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#2

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in California. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, education majors at Northcentral University accumulate an average of around $29,085 in student debt.

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#3

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Westcliff University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in California. Located in the city of Irvine, Westcliff University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in California. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Shasta Bible College and Graduate School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Shasta Bible College and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redding.

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

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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 5 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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