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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$21,602 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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 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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in California to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the subject specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSULB are $8,280 a year.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at California State University - Long Beach Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Marcos. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUSM is a large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUSM are $9,161 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Sacramento is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Sac State graduate students pay an average of $8,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - East Bay is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

Cal State East Bay graduate students pay an average of $8,429 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in California. 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 graduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $11,629 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

California State University - Fresno landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the city of Fresno.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fresno State are $8,087 a year.

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San Jose State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $9,286 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $8,477 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fresno Pacific are $15,060 a year.

Fresno Pacific also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California rankings.

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California State University - Chico did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Chico State are $9,298 a year.

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

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 20 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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