2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 110,226 teacher education grade specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for grade specific ed 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Whitworth University to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Whitworth are $12,456 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Corban University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Corban is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salem.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Corban are $9,760 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Seattle Pacific University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
SPU graduate students pay an average of $24,273 in tuition and fees each year.
SPU also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 a year.
Wazzu also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California Lutheran University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CLU are $20,600 a year.
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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.
UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $28,458 in tuition and fees each year.
UC Irvine excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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San Francisco State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 per year.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.
UNLV graduate students pay an average of $22,698 in tuition and fees each year.
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Southern Oregon University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Oregon University are $18,569 a year.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.
UAF graduate students pay an average of $25,248 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State
Explore the best teacher education grade specific schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 7,510 |
| Washington | 2,780 |
| Oregon | 1,864 |
| Nevada | 608 |
| Hawaii | 346 |
| Alaska | 145 |
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Teacher Education Grade Specific Related Majors for Grade Specific Ed
Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 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).
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