2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You
General Education is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,189 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 69 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Whitworth University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Whitworth graduate students pay an average of $12,456 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 69 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Brandman graduate students pay an average of $12,720 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Point Loma Nazarene University is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Heritage University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Heritage University are $9,872 per year.
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Out of the 69 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 city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Gonzaga graduate students pay an average of $14,878 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Gonzaga is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Corban University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Corban is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salem.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Corban are $9,760 per year.
With a ranking of #7, California Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.
Cal Baptist graduate students pay an average of $14,320 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Sacramento came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.
Sac State graduate students pay an average of $18,330 in tuition and fees each year.
Full General Education at California State University - Sacramento Report
Notre Dame de Namur University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. 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 graduate students at NDNU are $15,894 per year.
National University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general education programs. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at National University are $15,480 per year.
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 Master's Degree 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 |
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools 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).
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