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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

60 Colleges
$19,644 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best value school in the Far Western US Region 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 college with a small student population.

Concordia University, Irvine graduate students pay an average of $8,564 in tuition and fees each year.

Concordia University, Irvine not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

Brandman graduate students pay an average of $12,720 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Brandman is 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City University of Seattle. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CityU are $11,812 per year.

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#4

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Mirada.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Biola are $12,006 per year.

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#5

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Gonzaga University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.

Gonzaga graduate students pay an average of $14,878 in tuition and fees each 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Azusa Pacific are $16,696 a year.

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#7

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. 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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#8

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

With a ranking of #8, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.

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California State University - San Bernardino landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUSB are $18,151 a 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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#10

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ULV are $14,520 per year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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