Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child development Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Child development Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 31,017 people earned their degree in early childhood education, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 4,724 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 152 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in early childhood education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great early childhood education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the early childhood education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Early Childhood 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 Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree child development students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $30-$48k) in California

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Cal State LA also took the #7 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State LA are $17,723, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Early Childhood Education at California State University - Los Angeles

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Stanislaus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Turlock, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stan State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stan State are $18,540, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California State University - Stanislaus Early Childhood Education Report

#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Early Childhood Education at SDSU

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.

Sac State also made our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sac State are $18,356, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Sac State Early Childhood Education Report

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Bernardino. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in San Bernardino, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUSB are $17,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Early Childhood Education at California State University - San Bernardino

#6

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#4 in overall quality

San Jose State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Jose State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 4 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Early Childhood Education at San Jose State

#7

Mills College

Oakland, California
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Mills College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Mills College is a small school located in Oakland, California that handed out 1 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Mills not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Early Childhood 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 Mills are $36,263.

Read more about Early Childhood Education at Mills

#1 in overall quality

Saint Mary’s College of California ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Moraga, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMC are $33,509, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Early Childhood Education at Saint Mary’s College of California

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

Featured Teacher Education Schools

Find Schools Near You