2023 Best Value Education Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Education Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Washington 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Education Schools in Washington
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Heritage University the best value school in Washington for education students. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Heritage University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for education students. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wazzu are $12,417 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Whitworth University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in Washington list. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Whitworth are $47,590 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Schools in Washington list. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.
WWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Seattle U undergraduate students pay an average of $49,335 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
City University of Seattle landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value education programs. Located in the city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
CityU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,658 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Gonzaga University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gonzaga are $48,470 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Gonzaga is ranked #5 for overall quality for education in Washington.
Central Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWU are $8,685 per year.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Tacoma are $12,196 a year.
UW Tacoma not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Education Schools in Washington list.
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Saint Martin’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Martin’s are $40,690 per year.
Best Value Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 17,606 |
| Oregon | 3,137 |
| Nevada | 702 |
| Hawaii | 401 |
| Alaska | 259 |
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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 16 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 Horadrim.
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