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2023 Best General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region

72 Colleges
$55,627 Avg Salary
$23,641 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education School for You

General Education is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,189 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Education Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Claremont Graduate University the best school in the Far Western US Region for general education students. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Whitworth University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandman University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a great place for general education students. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

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California State University - Sacramento landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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University of Puget Sound came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

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#9

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#10

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

With a ranking of #10, Gonzaga University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA
12 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
13 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Pomona, CA
14 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA

Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,275
Washington 419
Oregon 367
Nevada 36
Hawaii 10
Alaska 26

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

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 KOKUYO.

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