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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$17,120 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,263 Avg Salary

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 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Check out the subject specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Subject Specific

Our analysis found California State University - Los Angeles to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. 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 graduate student at Cal State LA are $8,219 a year.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $8,738 per year.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at San Francisco State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Davis are $13,608 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College of California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

SMC graduate students pay an average of $33,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SMC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.

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#5

Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Holy Names University landed the # 5 spot on the list. HNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oakland.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at HNU are $18,590 per year.

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#6

Mills College

Oakland, CA

With a ranking of #6, Mills College did quite well on this year’s best value schools 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 fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mills are $36,443 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 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.

  • 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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