Find Teaching Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Find Schools Near

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

8 Colleges
$21,684 Avg Salary
$17,439 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate 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 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego Christian College the most popular school in California for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Santee, San Diego Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in grade specific ed at San Diego Christian, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at San Diego Christian College Report

#2

Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Westmont College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in California. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, Westmont is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at Westmont College

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Alliant International University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in California. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 75% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read More…

#4

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at MiraCosta College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in California. Located in the suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

#5

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at University of Redlands helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in California. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at University of Redlands Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanguard University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Vanguard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at Vanguard University of Southern California

#7

United States University

San Diego, CA

United States University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Read More…

Shasta Bible College and Graduate School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Shasta Bible College and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redding.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Report

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 8 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.

Featured Schools

Find Teaching Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited education & teaching schools across the U.S.