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Highest earning master's teacher education programs in California
California teacher education programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California State University-Fresno | Fresno | Public, 4-year | $78,501 | 32 |
| 2 | California State University-Northridge | Northridge | Public, 4-year | $74,192 | 70 |
| 3 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco | Public, 4-year | $73,845 | 36 |
| 4 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $68,067 | 115 |
| 5 | Claremont Graduate University | Claremont | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $67,806 | 51 |
| 6 | University of Massachusetts Global | Aliso Viejo | Public, 4-year | $67,644 | 69 |
| 7 | California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton | Public, 4-year | $66,012 | 135 |
| 8 | University of California-Irvine | Irvine | Public, 4-year | $65,591 | 174 |
| 9 | Saint Mary's College of California | Moraga | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $64,034 | 36 |
| 10 | Pepperdine University | Malibu | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $62,726 | 32 |
| 11 | National University | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $60,591 | 97 |
| 12 | University of Redlands | Redlands | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $59,996 | 419 |
| 13 | Alliant International University-San Diego | San Diego | For-profit, 4-year | $59,992 | 205 |
| 14 | Chapman University | Orange | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $59,689 | 35 |
| 15 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $56,143 | 83 |
| 16 | William Jessup University | Rocklin | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $56,018 | 51 |
| 17 | Pacific Oaks College | Pasadena | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $54,916 | 77 |
| 18 | University of Phoenix-California | Ontario | For-profit, 4-year | $51,597 | 465 |
| 19 | Ashford University | San Diego | For-profit, 4-year | $47,130 | 77 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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