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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California

21 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 21 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 Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for grade specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in California for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

About 76% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 24% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s College of California is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

Of the 87 students majoring in grade specific ed at SMC, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 94% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 21 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#5

Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Holy Names University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in California. Located in the city of Oakland, HNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 82% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at HNU take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $18,972.

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#6

American Jewish University

Los Angeles, CA

American Jewish University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, AJU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 80% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#7

Mills College

Oakland, CA

Mills College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Mills is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oakland.

Women make up 50% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#8

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

With a ranking of #8, California Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Antioch University - Santa Barbara landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Antioch University - Santa Barbara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

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Claremont Graduate University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 21 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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