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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$29,833 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,979 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in California with 7,510 degrees and certificates handed out 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for grade specific ed 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 Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in California

Check out the grade specific ed associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Teacher Education Grade Specific

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Stockton, Humphreys University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Humphreys University are $14,580 a year.

Humphreys University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in California list.

Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses

#3

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at Mount Saint Mary’s University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

MSMU undergraduate students pay an average of $45,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MSMU also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #2.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Mount Saint Mary’s University Report

Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,780
Oregon 1,864
Nevada 608
Hawaii 346
Alaska 145

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

Grade Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Vgrigas.

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