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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California

34 Colleges
$47,721 Avg Salary
$20,579 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific 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 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fresno Pacific University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - East Bay is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Azusa Pacific University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education subject specific programs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #7 on the list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.

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California State University - Chico landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education subject specific programs. Chico State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Chico.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - San Marcos came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 27 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 Aparajita Datta.

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