2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in California
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The Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master's Degree Schools in California
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Our 2023 rankings named Claremont Graduate University the best school in California for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
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 Stanford University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Stanford. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 10% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in California list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SCU. In fact, around 10% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Fresno Pacific University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in California.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Fresno Pacific. In 2019-2020 about 11% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 56 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Concordia University, Irvine are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
With a ranking of #6, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’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.
University of California - Irvine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UC Irvine does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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.
University of Redlands came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking.
Since the graduate programs at University of Redlands are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #9, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UC Berkeley. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
California Lutheran University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
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.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at PLNU. In 2019-2020 about 56% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Loyola Marymount University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Loyola Marymount. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #15, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Sac State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
California State University - San Marcos ranked #16 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in California list.
CSUSM 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 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CSULB. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Notre Dame de Namur University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NDNU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 25% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
San Jose State University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at San Jose State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
California State University - San Bernardino came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CSUSB does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Southern California landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USC. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #22, California Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Cal Baptist, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 45% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Cal State Fullerton. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Dominican University of California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at DUofC. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
California State University - Los Angeles landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Cal State LA. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class 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%.
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