2023 Best Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
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The Best Education 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. This report analyzed 101 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Top 15% Best Education Schools
Our analysis found Claremont Graduate University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.
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Out of the 101 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a great place for education students. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tacoma.
Washington State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.
Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Seattle Pacific University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
Fresno Pacific University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Irvine did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
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Seattle University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Puget Sound came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best 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.
University of Redlands landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.
Saint Mary’s College of California ranked #15 on this year’s Best Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Education students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Best Education Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA |
| 17 | University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA |
| 18 | California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 19 | California Lutheran University | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| 20 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA |
Best Education Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 17,606 |
| Washington | 2,740 |
| Oregon | 3,137 |
| Nevada | 702 |
| Hawaii | 401 |
| Alaska | 259 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 45,458 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
| Special Education | 25,158 |
| General Education | 21,189 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
| Student Counseling | 13,840 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,387 |
| Teaching English or French | 4,743 |
| Other Education | 2,513 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,672 |
| Educational Assessment | 1,215 |
| Education Philosophy | 421 |
| International Education | 257 |
| Teaching Assistants | 20 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Psychology | 42,013 |
| Social Sciences | 22,292 |
| Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
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).
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