2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology (Income $30-$48k) in California

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Teacher Development & Methodology is the 167th most popular major in the country with 5,386 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 475 teacher development and methodology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 teacher development and methodology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher development and methodology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher development and methodology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher development and methodology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s teacher development and methodology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Davis Teacher Development & Methodology Report

#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$26,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s teacher development and methodology degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA also made our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USFCA Teacher Development & Methodology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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