2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 Value 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 value doctor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Concordia University, Irvine is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in the Far Western US Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandman University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Brandman also is in the top 15% of our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at City University of Seattle helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Far Western US Region . CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CityU are $11,812 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Biola University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Far Western US Region . Biola is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Mirada.
Biola graduate students pay an average of $12,006 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 per year.
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Azusa Pacific University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Azusa Pacific are $16,696 per year.
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Loyola Marymount University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in tuition and fees each year.
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Seattle University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.
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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUSB is a large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.
CSUSB graduate students pay an average of $18,151 in tuition and fees each year.
CSUSB excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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University of La Verne landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
ULV graduate students pay an average of $14,520 in tuition and fees each year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | California State University - Sacramento | Sacramento, CA |
| 12 | Claremont Graduate University | Claremont, 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 |
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Education Related Majors for Education
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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.
- 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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