Find Teaching Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California

54 Colleges
$47,721 Avg Salary
$20,579 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 54 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Read More…

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Fresno. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California list. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

Subject Specific Ed majors at Fresno State take out an average of $15,443 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read More…

#3

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of La Verne. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from ULV carry an average student debt load of $24,492. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $511, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read More…

Out of the 54 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Fresno Pacific take out is $21,500.

Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at Fresno Pacific University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Alliant International University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Alliant International University Report

#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #6, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at Stanford University

Azusa Pacific University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Azusa Pacific take out $24,938 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $345.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Azusa Pacific University Report

California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #7 on the list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at California State University - Los Angeles

California State University - East Bay came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California ranking. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

Read More…

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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.

Featured Schools

Find Teaching Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited education & teaching schools across the U.S.