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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region

69 Colleges
$48,124 Avg Salary
$21,839 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is the #23 most popular major in the country with 43,297 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 69 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Pacific Lutheran University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Santa Cruz helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fresno Pacific University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from Fresno Pacific carry an average student debtload of $21,500.

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Out of the 69 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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Western Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. WWU is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from WWU take out $25,683 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

University of the Pacific did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Teacher Education Subject Specific students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA
12 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
13 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,037
Washington 602
Oregon 246
Nevada 109
Hawaii 13
Alaska 24

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Aparajita Datta.

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