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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in California

6 Colleges
$58,160 Avg Salary
$26,891 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.

The Most Popular Online General Education 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 6 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online 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 Colleges.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue an online degree in California. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#3

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

The excellent online programs at Touro University Worldwide helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in California. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.

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#4

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

The excellent online programs at Westcliff University helped the school earn the #4 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 college with a small student population.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shasta Bible College and Graduate School. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in California list. Shasta Bible College and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redding.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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