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2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in California

8 Colleges
$77,195 Avg Salary

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 17,606 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in California. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in California. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 54 students majoring in education at Brandman, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Irvine is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

Of the 16 students majoring in education at USAHS, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 315 students majoring in education at USC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#8

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 15 students majoring in education at USD, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,740
Oregon 3,137
Nevada 702
Hawaii 401
Alaska 259

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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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