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2023 Best Value Other Education Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$24,790 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,997 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Education School for You

Other Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 416 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Other Education Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for other education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Other Education Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Other Education Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Education

$6,817 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found California State University - Channel Islands to be the best value school for other education students who want to pursue a degree in California. CSUCI is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Camarillo.

CSUCI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,817 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Other Education majors at CSUCI take out an average of $15,343 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Other Education at California State University - Channel Islands Report

#2

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA
$7,988 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sonoma State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Other Education Schools in California list. SSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SSU are $7,988 a year. On average, other education graduates from SSU take out $17,305 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $326.

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$14,226 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for other education students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Berkeley are $14,226 a year.

UC Berkeley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Other Education Schools in California list.

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$7,439 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 per year. After completing their degree, other education graduates from Cal Poly Pomona carry an average student debtload of $11,950.

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#5

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA
$45,850 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of La Verne is a great value for other education students. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ULV are $45,850 a year.

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#6

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA
$11,692 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Pacific Oaks College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for other education students. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pacific Oaks College are $11,692 a year.

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$61,503 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for other education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USC are $61,503 per year.

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$42,804 Average Tuition & Fees

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for other education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Middlebury Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middlebury Institute are $42,804 a year.

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Best Value Other Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Other Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 6
Oregon 87
Nevada 2

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

Other Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Other Education 4,858

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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