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Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best General Education Doctor'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.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Azusa Pacific University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Far Western US Region . Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.

Of the 32 students majoring in education at Azusa Pacific, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Read full report on General Education at Azusa Pacific University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full General Education at Claremont Graduate University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

Women make up 68% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Report

University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Women make up 76% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at University of California - Berkeley Report

#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 53% are male.

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University of Nevada - Reno landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general education programs. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on General Education at University of Nevada - Reno

University of California - Riverside ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at University of California - Riverside Report

University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

Of the 13 students majoring in education at UCSB, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Full General Education at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

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

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 23 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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