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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in California

10 Schools Ranked
$21,127 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in California to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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:

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, California
153 Total Awards
$18,207 Average Tuition & Fees
$22,015 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Northcentral University is located in San Diego, California and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 153 graduate certificates to qualified students.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,015 in student loans. Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at Northcentral University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California
25 Total Awards
$19,922 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Marymount University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 25 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.

Since the graduate programs at Loyola Marymount are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, California
17 Total Awards
$12,720 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Irvine, California, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 17 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at Brandman are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

Full Brandman University Report

#4

Alliant International University

San Diego, California
5 Total Awards
$19,874 Average Tuition & Fees
$21,733 Avg Student Debt

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Alliant International University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in California. Alliant is a small private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $21,733 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at Alliant are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, California
2 Total Awards

Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 5 spot on the list. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.

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2 Total Awards
$23,918 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in Los Angeles, California, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, California
$15,060 Average Tuition & Fees
$25,666 Avg Student Debt

With a ranking of #7, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,666 in student loans.

Around 11% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#7

United States University

San Diego, California
$5,650 Average Tuition & Fees

United States University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, USU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#7

Westcliff University

Irvine, California
$13,100 Average Tuition & Fees

Westcliff University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 59% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
$28,496 Average Tuition & Fees

Academy of Art University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 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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