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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

33 Colleges
$14,956 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's 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.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 33 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best value school in California for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Concordia University, Irvine graduate students pay an average of $8,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Concordia University, Irvine did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Sacramento helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in California. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Sac State are $8,826 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fresno State are $8,087 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Bernardino. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUSB are $8,647 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State East Bay are $8,429 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $9,286 per year.

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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cal State LA graduate students pay an average of $8,219 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brandman are $12,720 a year.

Brandman also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $13,356 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UC Irvine is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,160 per year.

UC Berkeley also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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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 25 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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