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

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Finding the Best Education Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 93 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 15% Best Education Master'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 master’s degree. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Far Western US Region . SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fresno Pacific University is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.

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Concordia University, Irvine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. 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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#7

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #11, University of Puget Sound did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#12

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands ranked #12 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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

Rank College Location
14 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
15 Saint Mary’s College of California Moraga, CA
16 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA
17 Washington State University Pullman, WA
18 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA

Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education colleges 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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