2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our analysis found Whitworth University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Whitworth undergraduate students pay an average of $47,590 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great value for general education students. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Brandman undergraduate students pay an average of $12,480 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Point Loma Nazarene University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Far Western US Region . PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PLNU are $39,500 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Heritage University is a great value for general education students. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Heritage University are $18,500 per year.
Out of the 72 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Gonzaga undergraduate students pay an average of $48,470 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, Corban University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Corban is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salem.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Corban are $34,756 per year.
California Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.
Cal Baptist undergraduate students pay an average of $37,018 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Sacramento landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general education programs. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,272 in tuition and fees each year.
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National University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.
Notre Dame de Namur University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #9 on the list. NDNU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Belmont.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NDNU are $19,740 per year.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for General Education graduate students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Simpson University | Redding, CA |
| 12 | California State University - Long Beach | Long Beach, CA |
| 13 | Biola University | La Mirada, CA |
| 14 | California State University - Channel Islands | Camarillo, CA |
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 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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.
- 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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