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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in California

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$49,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the subject specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in California for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Marcos. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Long Beach landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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#7

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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California State University - East Bay came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large 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 20 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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