2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology (Income $0-$30k) in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Teacher Development & Methodology is the 167th most popular major in the country with 5,386 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 475 teacher development and methodology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 teacher development and methodology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in teacher development and methodology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher development and methodology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher development and methodology 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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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 Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree teacher development & methodology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 11 doctorate’s teacher development and methodology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Davis Teacher Development & Methodology Report

#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$26,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in San Francisco, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s teacher development and methodology students in 2019-2020.

USFCA also made our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Teacher Development & Methodology at USFCA

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology (Income $0-$30k)

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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