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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California

6 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

With 654 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific is the #39 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Check out the subject specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top California Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Subject Specific

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Mary’s College of California the best school in California for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Saint Mary’s College of California Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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#3

Mills College

Oakland, CA

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Mills College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mills is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Mills College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at California State University - Los Angeles Report

#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

Holy Names University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Oakland, HNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 182
Oregon 216
Nevada 6
Alaska 20

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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 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 Aparajita Datta.

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