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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

39 Colleges
$15,513 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,721 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific 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 Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in California to see which 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 Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

$7,213 Average Tuition & Fees

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 degree in California. CSUSB is a large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUSB are $7,213 a year.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at California State University - San Bernardino Report

$7,392 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 39 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the # 2 spot on the list. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sac State are $7,392 a year. On average, subject specific ed graduates from Sac State take out $23,573 in student loans while working on their degree.

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

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at California State University - Sacramento Report

$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $6,846 per year.

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$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - Fresno helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in California. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

Fresno State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,653 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Fresno State take out is $15,443.

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$7,727 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - San Marcos helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in California. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUSM are $7,727 per year.

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$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Northridge ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific 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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$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - East Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #7 on the list. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

Cal State East Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $6,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at California State University - East Bay Report

$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $10,195 a year.

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$7,852 Average Tuition & Fees

San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jose State are $7,852 a year.

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$6,785 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Los Angeles ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large 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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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 25 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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