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2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

9 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Associate in Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Fairbanks the best school in the Far Western US Region for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Spokane Falls Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chaminade University of Honolulu. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

The excellent associate degree programs at Heritage University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Far Western US Region . Heritage University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.

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#6

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

Mount Saint Mary’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#8

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

College of Southern Nevada landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree education programs. CSN is a very large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

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With a ranking of #9, Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their associate degree. Humphreys University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 25,545
Washington 5,206
Oregon 4,001
Hawaii 830
Nevada 1,387
Alaska 331

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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