88 Best colleges for Education Majors in California, US
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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 2.71M citations received by 80.6K academic papers made by 88 universities in California was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.
We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.
1. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $17,998
2. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $25,951
- Enrollment
- 45,699
3. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $22,441
- Enrollment
- 46,678
4. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $41,496
5. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $24,176
- Enrollment
- 42,376
6. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 28%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $21,732
- Enrollment
- 26,068
7. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $21,258
- Enrollment
- 39,707
8. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $21,533
- Enrollment
- 36,582
9. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $5,459
- Enrollment
- 39,241
10. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,126
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
11. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Net Price
- $23,397
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
- Average Aid
- $60,201
12. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $21,564
- Enrollment
- 19,764
13. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $11,311
- Enrollment
- 36,062
14. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $21,566
- Enrollment
- 26,426
15. California State University - Long Beach
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $10,512
- Enrollment
- 40,278
16. San Francisco State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $11,498
- Enrollment
- 23,908
17. California State University - Fullerton
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $10,445
- Enrollment
- 41,962
18. California State University - Northridge
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $12,000
- Enrollment
- 37,760
19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $12,707
- Enrollment
- 22,485
20. University of San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $44,104
21. California State University - Sacramento
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $11,503
- Enrollment
- 31,172
22. Claremont Graduate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,763
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 1925
23. California State University - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $12,478
- Enrollment
- 25,080
24. University of San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Net Price
- $37,675
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $37,444
25. California State University - Fresno
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $11,412
- Enrollment
- 23,986
26. California State University - San Bernardino
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $10,421
- Enrollment
- 18,925
27. Santa Clara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $49,651
28. Loyola Marymount University
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Net Price
- $54,471
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $21,575
29. California State University - San Marcos
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $10,247
- Enrollment
- 15,431
30. University of California - Merced
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $24,868
- Enrollment
- 9,147
31. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,600
- Male:Female
- 79:21
- Founded
- 1909
32. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
- Average Aid
- $10,441
- Enrollment
- 26,848
33. Pepperdine University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $52,216
34. California State University - Chico
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $10,331
- Enrollment
- 14,523
35. California State University - Monterey Bay
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $10,480
- Enrollment
- 6,742
36. Sonoma State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $8,546
- Enrollment
- 5,990
37. Chapman University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $48,037
38. Mills College
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $25,283
39. Claremont McKenna College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,978
40. California State University - Dominguez Hills
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $11,074
- Enrollment
- 15,181
41. Azusa Pacific University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1154
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $26,117
42. University of the Pacific
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $30,975
43. Alliant International University - San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 0%
- Net Price
- $25,481
- Receiving Aid
- 33%
- Average Aid
- $9,411
44. California State University - Bakersfield
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $12,437
- Enrollment
- 9,787
45. California State University - East Bay
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $10,886
- Enrollment
- 13,333
46. Loma Linda University
- Enrollment
- 4,202
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1905
47. Humboldt State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 99%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $10,046
- Enrollment
- 6,156
48. California State University - Stanislaus
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $11,362
- Enrollment
- 9,841
49. Harvey Mudd College
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $42,720
50. Palo Alto University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,223
- Male:Female
- 15:85
- Founded
- 1975
51. John F. Kennedy University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Founded
- 1964
52. Saint Mary's College of California
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $31,615
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $42,080
53. Pomona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $17,423
54. University of Redlands
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1201
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $28,054
55. Fielding Graduate University
- Enrollment
- 937
- Male:Female
- 19:81
- Founded
- 1974
56. California State University - Channel Islands
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $12,804
- Enrollment
- 5,688
57. Occidental College
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1430
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $47,113
58. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Net Price
- $39,401
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $2,599
59. University of the West
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $11,137
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $13,807
60. Western University of Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 3,625
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1977
61. Antioch University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Enrollment
- 888
- Male:Female
- 28:72
62. Dominican University of California
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1181
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $51,292
63. Northcentral University
- Enrollment
- 10,518
- Male:Female
- 24:76
64. University of La Verne
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1137
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $27,216
65. Biola University
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $30,510
66. California Lutheran University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1227
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $27,080
67. Soka University of America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Net Price
- $18,807
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
68. Saybrook University
- Enrollment
- 1,055
- Male:Female
- 16:84
- Founded
- 1971
69. California Institute of Integral Studies
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Enrollment
- 2,047
- Male:Female
- 18:82
- Founded
- 1968
70. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Net Price
- $27,789
- Receiving Aid
- 43%
- Average Aid
- $6,184
71. California State University Maritime Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 99%
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
- Average Aid
- $11,063
- Enrollment
- 805
72. Pitzer College
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Net Price
- $34,801
- Receiving Aid
- 39%
- Average Aid
- $48,031
73. Golden Gate University - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 2,262
- Male:Female
- 62:38
- Founded
- 1901
74. United States University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $20,197
- Receiving Aid
- 32%
- Average Aid
- $8,161
75. Touro University California
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Enrollment
- 1,090
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1997
76. Whittier College
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $32,436
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,008
77. Trident University International
- Net Price
- $13,916
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $4,188
78. Ashford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $25,771
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $5,234
79. Scripps College
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $45,505
80. Master's University and Seminary
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $33,463
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $15,528
81. Point Loma Nazarene University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $36,370
82. Fuller Theological Seminary
- Enrollment
- 1,935
- Male:Female
- 52:48
83. Graduate Theological Union
- Enrollment
- 178
- Male:Female
- 50:50
84. California Baptist University
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $28,596
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,828
85. Samuel Merritt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Enrollment
- 1,894
- Male:Female
- 21:79
- Founded
- 1909
86. West Coast University - Orange County
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $36,263
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $2,938
87. Woodbury University
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Net Price
- $31,257
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $27,165
88. Thomas Jefferson School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 244
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1969
Closest to California states to learn Education Majors
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
---|---|---|
Nevada | 5 | 109 |
Oregon | 16 | 91 |
Utah | 9 | 52 |
Arizona | 7 | 11 |
Idaho | 5 | 153 |
Washington | 18 | 5 |
Colorado | 18 | 36 |
New Mexico | 6 | 99 |
Montana | 4 | 202 |
Nebraska | 7 | 47 |
South Dakota | 8 | 321 |
Kansas | 8 | 48 |
Texas | 58 | 17 |
Oklahoma | 11 | 83 |
North Dakota | 3 | 187 |
Minnesota | 23 | 16 |
Iowa | 12 | 25 |
Missouri | 24 | 41 |
Arkansas | 10 | 137 |
Louisiana | 17 | 80 |
Wisconsin | 27 | 8 |
Illinois | 46 | 9 |
Mississippi | 7 | 159 |
Indiana | 23 | 10 |
Michigan | 21 | 1 |
Tennessee | 23 | 29 |
Alabama | 16 | 85 |
Kentucky | 18 | 62 |
Ohio | 45 | 6 |
Georgia | 31 | 30 |
West Virginia | 10 | 118 |
South Carolina | 18 | 68 |
North Carolina | 30 | 14 |
Virginia | 30 | 24 |
Pennsylvania | 76 | 3 |
Florida | 35 | 22 |
District of Columbia | 8 | 82 |
Maryland | 23 | 15 |
New York | 100 | 7 |
New Jersey | 22 | 33 |
Vermont | 6 | 164 |
Hawaii | 5 | 89 |
Connecticut | 18 | 45 |
Massachusetts | 53 | 13 |
New Hampshire | 8 | 136 |
Rhode Island | 8 | 117 |
Maine | 7 | 209 |
Puerto Rico | 4 | 541 |