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2023 Best Education Schools in Washington

16 Colleges
$55,228 Avg Salary
$21,018 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 2,740 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Education Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Washington to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Education Schools in Washington

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

Top 10 Best Education Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Tacoma Campus the best school in Washington for education students. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

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The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Washington. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Seattle Pacific University is a great place for education students. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Out of the 16 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Puget Sound ranked #6 on this year’s Best Education Schools in Washington list. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

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#7

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Saint Martin’s University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Located in the small city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

With a ranking of #9, Whitworth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

Western Washington University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

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State Degrees Awarded
California 17,606
Oregon 3,137
Nevada 702
Hawaii 401
Alaska 259

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

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 16 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 Horadrim.

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