2023 Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in California
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 43 schools in California to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in California
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Our analysis found Claremont Graduate University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California.
Online graduate courses are available at Claremont Graduate University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Brandman is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Cruz helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in California.
One thing to take note of is that UC Santa Cruz does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Irvine. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.
Since the graduate programs at Concordia University, Irvine are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in California.
Online graduate courses are available at Stanford, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 10% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Loyola Marymount University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, Loyola Marymount is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
UC Berkeley does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Azusa Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, Azusa Pacific is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
With a ranking of #9, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
USC does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
UC Davis does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 52% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
California State University - San Bernardino ranked #11 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CSUSB. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
California Lutheran University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CLU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Redlands ranked #13 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.
If you are interested in distance education, University of Redlands is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
California State University - Sacramento ranked #14 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.
Sac State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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San Diego State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SDSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.
California State University - East Bay came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Cal State East Bay. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #18, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Cal State Fullerton does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #19, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UCLA. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #20, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
San Jose State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
California State University - Northridge landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
CSUN does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #22, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UCSD. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USFCA. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #24, Biola University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Biola does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
University of the Pacific landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Pacific does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 1% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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