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2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
339 Degrees Awarded
$29,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 40,622 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 651 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 339 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary 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 elementary 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 Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $75-$110k) in California

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Elementary 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.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Stanford

#2

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the #2 spot on the list. Irvine, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Elementary Education at Concordia University, Irvine

#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. Santa Clara University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Clara, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 56 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Santa Clara University are $23,507, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Santa Clara University Elementary Education Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Mary’s College of California. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. SMC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moraga, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Elementary 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 Saint Mary’s College of California are $33,509.

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

#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the #5 spot on the list. Loyola Marymount is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Loyola Marymount not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Marymount University are $19,756, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary Education at Loyola Marymount University

#6

Chapman University

Orange, California
#7 in overall quality

Chapman University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Chapman University is a medium-sized school located in Orange, California that handed out 12 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Chapman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman University are $35,105, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary Education at Chapman

#7

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

University of San Francisco came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 15 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Elementary 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 USFCA are $26,710.

Full USFCA Elementary Education Report

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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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