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2024 Best Mathematics Education Schools in California

5 Colleges in California
47 Math Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Mathematics Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #204 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for mathematics education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47 degrees in mathematics education during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mathematics Education School

Best Mathematics Education Schools in California The math teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Mathematics Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Mathematics Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Mathematics Education Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Math Teacher Education
Master's Degrees in Math Teacher Education

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Mathematics Education Schools in California list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Mathematics Education in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the math teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top California Schools in Math Teacher Education

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
25.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Stanford University if you want to pursue a degree in mathematics education. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 mathematics education students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA

Fresno Pacific University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in mathematics education. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 59th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 9 mathematics education students who graduated with this degree at Fresno Pacific in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in mathematics education from Fresno Pacific University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CA

It's hard to beat California State University - Northridge if you wish to pursue a degree in mathematics education. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 49th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 13 mathematics education students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in mathematics education from California State University - Northridge

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

Every student who is interested in mathematics education needs to look into University of California - San Diego. UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 mathematics education students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in mathematics education from University of California - San Diego

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National University
San Diego, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #196 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means National University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 mathematics education students who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in mathematics education from National University

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 79th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 1 mathematics education students who graduated with this degree at Chico State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in mathematics education from California State University - Chico

Best Mathematics Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Washington831133
Oregon5873
Nevada35413
Hawaii2672
Alaska1675

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One of 37 majors within the Teacher Education Subject Specific area of study, Mathematics Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Math Teacher Education

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas416
Agricultural Teacher Education188
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching141
Science Education129
Reading Teacher Education93
Music Education70
Technology Education65
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education50
English & Language Arts Education37
Biology Education16

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