2025 Best Education Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in California

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in education philosophy sits in the middle of the road, ranking #191 out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for education philosophy students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 45 master's degrees in education philosophy during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on education philosophy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other education philosophy students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for education philosophy to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized education philosophy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for education philosophy students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Education Philosophy Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Education Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Education Philosophy in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in education philosophy.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Education Philosophy

1

California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

14 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in education philosophy has to look into California State University - Los Angeles. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in education philosophy from California State University - Los Angeles

2

Hope International University
Fullerton, CA

31 Annual Graduates

$61,817 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Hope International University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in education philosophy. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Hope is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Education Philosophy master's degree recipients from Hope International University get an earnings boost of about $8,165 over the average earnings of education philosophy graduates.

More information about a master’s in education philosophy from Hope International University

Best Education Philosophy Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Hawaii	85	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Education Philosophy

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Education Philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Philosophy Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	45

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	3,895
Teacher Education Grade Specific	3,062
Student Counseling	2,032
Educational Administration	1,448
Special Education	1,297
Teacher Education Subject Specific	549
Instructional Media Design	410
Curriculum & Instruction	376
Educational Assessment	281
Teaching English or French	227

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Nick Youngson. More about our data sources and methodologies.