2024 Best Mathematics Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in mathematics education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #201 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for mathematics education students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 17 bachelor's degrees in mathematics education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to mathematics education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mathematics education students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mathematics education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for mathematics education students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Mathematics Education Schools

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mathematics Education in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in mathematics education.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Math Teacher Education

1

Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Fresno Pacific University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in mathematics education. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fresno.More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics education from Fresno Pacific University

1

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

5 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in mathematics education has to take a look at University of California - San Diego. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics education from University of California - San Diego

2

National University
San Diego, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat National University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in mathematics education. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego.More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics education from National University

Best Mathematics Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	521	86
Oregon	343	0
Nevada	201	13
Hawaii	172	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Math Teacher Education

Mathematics Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Math Teacher Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	97
Agricultural Teacher Education	96
Music Education	70
Technology Education	34
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	30
English & Language Arts Education	23
Biology Education	10
Science Education	3
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	1
Chemistry Education	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta. More about our data sources and methodologies.