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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in California

9 Colleges
$21,979 Avg Salary
$14,178 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

Check out the grade specific ed associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#2

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, MiraCosta College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 96% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Stockton, Humphreys University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#4

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Pacific Union College

Angwin, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Pacific Union College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in California. PUC is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Angwin.

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With a ranking of #6, Vanguard University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Vanguard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

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#7

Skyline College

San Bruno, CA

Skyline College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Skyline College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of San Bruno.

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#7

Columbia College

Sonora, CA

With a ranking of #7, Columbia College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Sonora, Columbia Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

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Shasta Bible College and Graduate School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. Shasta Bible College and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redding.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools 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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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