2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 Value 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 value master'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 15% Best Education Master'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 master’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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large 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.
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Out of the 93 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Heritage University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Heritage University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Heritage University are $9,872 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Point Loma Nazarene University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 per year.
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Out of the 93 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spokane.
Whitworth graduate students pay an average of $12,456 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.
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Fresno Pacific University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fresno Pacific are $15,060 per year.
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Gonzaga University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.
Gonzaga graduate students pay an average of $14,878 in tuition and fees each year.
Gonzaga also claimed a spot on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #9, City University of Seattle did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
CityU graduate students pay an average of $11,812 in tuition and fees each year.
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California Baptist University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Baptist are $14,320 per year.
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Saint Martin’s University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey.
Saint Martin’s graduate students pay an average of $15,840 in tuition and fees each year.
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Notre Dame de Namur University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the large suburb of Belmont, NDNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NDNU are $15,894 per year.
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National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at National University are $15,480 per 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | William Jessup University | Rocklin, CA |
| 15 | Dominican University of California | San Rafael, CA |
| 16 | Biola University | La Mirada, CA |
| 17 | University of La Verne | La Verne, CA |
| 18 | California State University - Long Beach | Long Beach, 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 |
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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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