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Highest earning 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 | William Jessup University | Rocklin | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,985 | 42 |
| 2 | Pacific Oaks College | Pasadena | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $43,320 | 56 |
| 3 | National University | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $40,080 | 194 |
| 4 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco | Public, 4-year | $38,237 | 188 |
| 5 | Fresno Pacific University | Fresno | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $33,727 | 148 |
| 6 | Ashford University | San Diego | For-profit, 4-year | $33,594 | 980 |
| 7 | California State University-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public, 4-year | $31,366 | 367 |
| 8 | California State University-Stanislaus | Turlock | Public, 4-year | $30,232 | 73 |
| 9 | California State University-Dominguez Hills | Carson | Public, 4-year | $29,840 | 236 |
| 10 | California Baptist University | Riverside | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $29,717 | 44 |
| 11 | California State University-San Marcos | San Marcos | Public, 4-year | $29,055 | 76 |
| 12 | California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton | Public, 4-year | $28,933 | 148 |
| 13 | San Diego State University | San Diego | Public, 4-year | $28,793 | 131 |
| 14 | California State University-San Bernardino | San Bernardino | Public, 4-year | $25,177 | 87 |
| 15 | California State University-Fresno | Fresno | Public, 4-year | $24,425 | 111 |
| 16 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | Public, 4-year | $22,293 | 46 |
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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