2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
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.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 15 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 Special Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California
Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for special education students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 89% of the special ed majors at the school.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Saint Mary’s College of California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Out of the 15 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
Women make up 97% of the special ed majors at the school.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in California. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
About 81% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 19% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at California State University - Los Angeles
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Holy Names University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. HNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.
Women make up 87% of the special ed majors at the school.
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Out of the 15 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 13% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at California State University - Long Beach
With a ranking of #7, Mills College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
California State University - Northridge came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.
With a ranking of #9, National University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.
Read full report on Special Education at National University
Mount Saint Mary’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Best Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 238 |
| Oregon | 234 |
| Nevada | 215 |
| Hawaii | 49 |
| Alaska | 52 |
Special Education Related Majors
Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Special Ed Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed
| 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 15 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.
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