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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California

6 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked 6th in California. In fact, 1,037 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in California to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for subject specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top California Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Subject Specific

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Mary’s College of California the best school in California for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Mills College

Oakland, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mills College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#6

Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

Holy Names University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. HNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oakland.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 602
Oregon 246
Nevada 109
Hawaii 13
Alaska 24

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Subject Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Aparajita Datta.

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