2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in California
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The Best Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 52 schools in California to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in California
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Our 2023 rankings named Fielding Graduate University the best school in California for students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that Fielding does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Presidio Graduate School is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,093 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that SCU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 10% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 52 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Keck Graduate Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $24,498 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that KGI does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 4% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Claremont Graduate University. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Stanford University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Stanford. In 2019-2020 about 10% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
California State University - San Marcos landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
One thing to take note of is that CSUSM does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #8, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,850 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UC Berkeley. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #9, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Brandman University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Brandman. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
With a ranking of #12, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USC. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of California - Irvine came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UC Irvine does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #14 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.
Online graduate courses are available at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list.
Loyola Marymount is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Redlands ranked #16 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.
University of Redlands is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #17, National University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at National University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
San Jose State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
One thing to take note of is that San Jose State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Point Loma Nazarene University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
PLNU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 56% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Biola University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Biola, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MSMU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USFCA. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of California - Davis landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UC Davis. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
California State University - Long Beach landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,477 in student loans.
Online graduate courses are available at CSULB, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
California State University - San Bernardino came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at CSUSB. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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%.
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