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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

66 Colleges
$15,967 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific 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 66 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, Concordia University, Irvine is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#2

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Heritage University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University 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 Heritage University are $9,872 a year.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Out of the 66 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#5

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Whitworth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools 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.

Whitworth graduate students pay an average of $12,456 in tuition and fees each year.

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Fresno Pacific University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fresno Pacific are $15,060 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Saint Martin’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 per year.

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City University of Seattle landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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William Jessup University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rocklin, William Jessup University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

William Jessup University graduate students pay an average of $14,527 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Warner Pacific University

Portland, OR

Warner Pacific University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Warner Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Warner Pacific are $9,350 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

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 Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA
12 Biola University La Mirada, CA
13 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA

Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges 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 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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