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

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Finding the Best Education Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 60 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Claremont Graduate University the best school in the Far Western US Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Irvine is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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#7

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #7, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Washington State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #10 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA
12 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

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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