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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$25,752 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,125 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for subject specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found California State University - San Bernardino to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. CSUSB is a large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUSB are $7,213 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at CSUSB accumulate an average of around $20,313 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, CSUSB is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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The excellent bachelor’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 subject specific schools in California. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sac State are $7,392 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from Sac State carry an average student debtload of $24,311.

Sac State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $7,043 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fresno State are $6,653 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State LA are $6,785 a year.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $7,304 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $14,070 per year.

UC Santa Cruz also made our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #1.

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With a ranking of #8, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at Cal Poly Pomona accumulate an average of around $17,953 in student debt.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

UCLA undergraduate students pay an average of $13,258 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #10, National University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges 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 23 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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