2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Washington
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Washington
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Tacoma Campus the best school in Washington for students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UW Tacoma. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 4% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 18 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puget Sound landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Out of the 18 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UW Seattle does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 7% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Bothell Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Washington.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UW Bothell. During the 2019-2020 year, about 10% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SPU. In 2019-2020 about 83% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Gonzaga University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
Gonzaga does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Seattle University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Seattle U, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Whitworth University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking.
Whitworth does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 10% took at least some of their classes online.
Washington State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
Online graduate courses are available at Wazzu, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 30% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #10, Pacific Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at PLU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Saint Martin’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Saint Martin’s, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Western Washington University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
WWU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 12% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Heritage University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Heritage University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 5% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Eastern Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at EWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
City University of Seattle did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that CityU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Central Washington University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
One thing to take note of is that CWU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northwest University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
Northwest University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 13% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #18, Antioch University - Seattle did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Antioch University - Seattle. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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