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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

8 Schools Ranked
$21,665 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,374 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones had the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#2

National University

La Jolla, California
194 Total Awards
$32,281 Avg Student Debt

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in California. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 194 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Bachelor’s Degree recipients from National University accumulate an average of $32,281 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 39% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

American Jewish University

Los Angeles, California
11 Total Awards
$32,250 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend American Jewish University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in Los Angeles, California, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

If you want to attend AJU, expect to pay an average of $32,250 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 19% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full American Jewish University Report

#4

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
10 Total Awards
$25,424 Average Tuition & Fees
$35,764 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 10 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Academy of Art University does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $25,424. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Academy of Art University accumulate an average of $35,764 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

Northcentral University

San Diego, California
9 Total Awards
$12,594 Average Tuition & Fees
$32,696 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in San Diego, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Northcentral University does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $12,594. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Northcentral University accumulate an average of $32,696 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Northcentral University. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Full Northcentral University Report

#6

Westcliff University

Irvine, California
6 Total Awards
$16,550 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Westcliff University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Irvine, California, the small private for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

If you want to attend Westcliff University, expect to pay an average of $16,550 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 17% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Westcliff University Report

31 Total Awards
$37,700 Average Tuition & Fees
$24,961 Avg Student Debt

Vanguard University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Costa Mesa, California, and it awarded 31 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $37,700 to cover tuition and fees at Vanguard. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,961 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, Vanguard is an excellent choice, since the school is online.

Full Vanguard University of Southern California Report

$12,860 Average Tuition & Fees

Shasta Bible College and Graduate School landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree teaching programs.

Shasta Bible College and Graduate School does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $12,860. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.

In 2019-2020 about 77% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

References

  • 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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