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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California

4 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 3rd in California. In fact, 2,861 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our 2023 rankings named National University the most popular online school in California for special education students working on their graduate certificate. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Read full report on Special Education at National University

#2

United States University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means United States University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Special Education at United States University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fresno Pacific University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.

Full Special Education at Fresno Pacific University Report

#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Read full report on Special Education at Loyola Marymount University

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 238
Oregon 234
Nevada 215
Hawaii 49
Alaska 52

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Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Special Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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