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2023 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

84 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's 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.

The Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 84 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 15% Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Pacific Lutheran University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma.

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#2

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gonzaga University is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

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Out of the 84 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 84 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Bothell Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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With a ranking of #8, Central Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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Fresno Pacific University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.

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Saint Martin’s University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.

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#11

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

University of the Pacific ranked #11 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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With a ranking of #12, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Education students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
13 University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA
14 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA
15 Whitworth University Spokane, WA
16 Nevada State College Henderson, NV

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 25 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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