2023 Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California
Finding the Best Special Education Undergraduate 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Santa Monica College to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. SMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Monica.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Bernardino Valley College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. San Bernardino Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.
Read full report on Special Education at San Bernardino Valley College
The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Riverside City College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in California. Located in the large city of Riverside, Riverside City College is a public college with a large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 20% are male.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Imperial Valley College is a great place for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. IVC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Imperial.
Out of the 27 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno City College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Fresno City College is a very large public school located in the city of Fresno.
Women make up 75% of the special ed majors at the school.
Read full report on Special Education at Fresno City College
Foothill College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Los Altos Hills, Foothill College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #6, Mt. San Antonio College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at Mt. San Antonio College
College of the Canyons came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Santa Clarita, College of the Canyons is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 33% are male.
Allan Hancock College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate special education programs. Allan Hancock College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Maria.
With a ranking of #10, Cerritos College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norwalk.
Best Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Schools 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 27 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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