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2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
510 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in California For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 8,205 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 656 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 510 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in California (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 123 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456.

Full UC Irvine Teacher Education Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 32 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Berkeley Teacher Education Report

#3

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 23 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno Pacific also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fresno Pacific are $15,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Fresno Pacific

#4

University of Redlands

Redlands, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Redlands. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid. University of Redlands is located in Redlands, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 142 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

University of Redlands did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Redlands are $22,852.

Read more about Teacher Education at University of Redlands

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Arizona Global Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Arizona Global Campus is a large private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 72 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UAGC also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Arizona Global Campus are $14,664.

Read full report on Teacher Education at UAGC

#6

University of Antelope Valley

Lancaster, California
#10 in overall quality

University of Antelope Valley ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. University of Antelope Valley is a small school located in Lancaster, California that handed out 14 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UAV also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #10.

Full University of Antelope Valley Teacher Education Report

#7

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California
#6 in overall quality

Dominican University of California landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. DUofC is located in San Rafael, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

DUofC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DUofC are $16,520, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Teacher Education at Dominican University of California

#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

University of San Francisco came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of San Francisco is a fairly large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 1 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Teacher Education at University of San Francisco

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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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