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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

32 Colleges
$36,125 Avg Salary
$25,314 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

Check out the subject specific ed bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

Our analysis found University of La Verne to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at ULV accumulate an average of around $23,344 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $511, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Of the 60 students majoring in subject specific ed at Fresno State, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 32 students majoring in subject specific ed at Cal State LA, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fresno Pacific University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.

About 67% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 33% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in California. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

About 68% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 32% are male.

Subject Specific Ed majors at Cal Poly Pomona take out an average of $17,953 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

With a ranking of #6, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

Of the 20 students majoring in subject specific ed at Sac State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at Sac State accumulate an average of around $24,311 in student debt.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 18 students majoring in subject specific ed at National University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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University of the Pacific did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

About 31% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 69% are male.

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California Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 56% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#10

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 20% are male.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 26 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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