2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in California to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in California.
If you are interested in distance education, Brandman is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Out of the 30 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 3 spot on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, Loyola Marymount is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Saint Mary’s College of California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in California.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.
Graduate Certificate recipients from UC Berkeley accumulate an average of $18,850 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UC Berkeley. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
University of California - Irvine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UC Irvine. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
California State University - Sacramento landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
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.
University of Redlands landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
University of Redlands is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $18,477 in loans while pursuing their degree.
CSULB does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
National University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since National University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
California State University - San Bernardino landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CSUSB. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
California Lutheran University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
CLU 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 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
San Jose State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
Online graduate courses are available at San Jose State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Southern California landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since USC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
California State University - Los Angeles ranked #15 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Cal State LA does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of California - Davis came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking.
UC Davis does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #17, Azusa Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Azusa Pacific is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
California State University - Fresno ranked #18 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Fresno State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northcentral University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,015 in student loans.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Northcentral University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at USFCA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Mills College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking.
Mills is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
California State University - Northridge ranked #22 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.
CSUN does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Mount Saint Mary’s University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MSMU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
San Francisco State University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SFSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 93% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Alliant International University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,733 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, Alliant is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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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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