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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$24,903 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,263 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for subject 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 Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found California State University - Los Angeles to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal State LA are $17,723 a year.

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#2

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis & Clark College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Lewis and Clark College graduate students pay an average of $17,910 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAA are $24,496 per year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College of California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMC are $33,357 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, SMC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject 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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#7

University of Portland

Portland, OR

With a ranking of #7, University of Portland did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Portland are $23,868 per year.

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#8

Bushnell University

Eugene, OR

Bushnell University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, Bushnell University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bushnell University graduate students pay an average of $17,860 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Alaska Southeast came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UAS is a small public school located in the remote town of Juneau.

UAS graduate students pay an average of $24,783 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Davis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 per year.

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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 16 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 Aparajita Datta.

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