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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$24,789 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Whitworth University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Whitworth are $12,456 a year.

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#2

Corban University

Salem, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Corban University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s 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 midsize city of Salem.

Corban graduate students pay an average of $9,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SPU are $24,273 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, SPU also did well 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 reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wazzu also is in the top 20% of our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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#5

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

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 midsize 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Irvine also did well 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 reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #7, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 a 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 school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Oregon University are $18,569 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAF are $25,248 per year.

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Best 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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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