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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California

14 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular school in California for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Northcentral University take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $17,571.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 12% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 31% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, education graduates from UC Berkeley carry an average student debt load of $18,850.

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With a ranking of #6, Claremont Graduate University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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California State University - Fresno landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general education programs. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a very large student population.

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California State University - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of California - Davis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general education programs. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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Antioch University - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Antioch University - Santa Barbara is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools 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

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 14 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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