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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics Education in California

5 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Mathematics Education is the 218th most popular major in the country with 3,109 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 53 mathematics education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 mathematics education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics Education in California

#1

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fresno Pacific University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California. Fresno Pacific is located in Fresno, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s math teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fresno Pacific, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fresno Pacific University are $15,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #2 spot on the list. California State University - Northridge is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 10 masters’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN also took the #3 spot in our “Best Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California list. This fairly large school is located in Chico, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chico State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Chico State are $18,802.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California list. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s math teacher education students in 2019-2020.

National University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #5 spot on the list. Stanford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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