2025 Best Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education Schools in California

Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #510 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 328 degrees in social & philosophical foundations of education annually.

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Choosing a Great Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education School

The social and philosophical foundations of education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social & philosophical foundations of education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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Best Schools for Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the social and philosophical foundations of education degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top California Schools in Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

1

California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

California State University - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in social & philosophical foundations of education. Cal State LA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. This university ranks 87th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in social & philosophical foundations of education from California State University - Los Angeles

2

University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

192 Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Degrees Awarded

20.3% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Riverside is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in social & philosophical foundations of education. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #219 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCR is a great university overall.More information about a degree in social & philosophical foundations of education from University of California - Riverside

3

Hope International University
Fullerton, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in social & philosophical foundations of education has to look into Hope International University. Hope is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fullerton. This university ranks 144th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in social & philosophical foundations of education from Hope International University

Best Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	831	4
Oregon	587	5
Hawaii	267	13

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Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education Related Rankings by Major

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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