2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education opportunities 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 many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Washington to see which ones had the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington
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Our 2023 rankings named Central Washington University the most popular school in Washington for students working on their bachelor’s degree. CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3,157 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Full-time students from Washington pay an average of $8,685 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend CWU. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $25,213. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,810 in student loans. Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 9,451 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from Washington pay an average of $12,076 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend UW Seattle. Out-of-state students pay an average of $39,906. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,284 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
Around 13% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 12 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, City University of Seattle landed the # 3 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 155 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $29,693 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Washington. UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,594 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at UW Tacoma is $12,196. Out-of-state students pay an average of $40,026. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,619 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 21% took at least some of their classes online.
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Out of the 12 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Western Washington University is a fairly large public school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 3,630 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at WWU is $8,703. Out-of-state students pay an average of $25,930. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from WWU accumulate an average of $20,511 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
Around 6% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Faith International University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in Tacoma, Washington, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 58 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
If you want to attend Faith, expect to pay an average of $11,250 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Faith accumulate an average of $14,198 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
Faith is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #7, Northwest Indian College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
If you want to attend Northwest Indian College, expect to pay an average of $4,374 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Charter College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in Vancouver, Washington that handed out 36 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Charter College accumulate an average of $46,845 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 93% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Kirkland, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 155 students in 2020-2021.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at LWTech is $4,609. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,146. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,655 in student loans. Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 75% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Peninsula College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Peninsula College is a small public school situated in Port Angeles, Washington. It awarded 20 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Peninsula College is $4,317. Out-of-state students pay an average of $4,779. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,598 in student loans. Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Tacoma Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $4,929 in tuition and fees if they attend Tacoma Community College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $10,391. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.
Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in Kirkland, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 125 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,959 in student loans. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 54% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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