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2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

13 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Colleges.

#2

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Leeward Community College is a great place for education students working on their online associate degree. Leeward CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pearl City.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Chemeketa Community College is a great place for education students working on their online associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in education at Chemeketa Community College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#4

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Klamath Community College is a great place for education students working on their online associate degree. Klamath Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Klamath Falls.

Of the 22 students majoring in education at Klamath Community College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 13 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Touro University Worldwide ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in education at TUW, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Portland Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in education at Portland Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#8

Northwest Indian College

Bellingham, WA

With a ranking of #8, Northwest Indian College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online associate degree. Northwest Indian College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bellingham.

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Southwestern Oregon Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the remote town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Vanguard University of Southern California ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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 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 13 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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