2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Master’s Degree Schools in Washington
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Heritage University the best value school in Washington for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Heritage University graduate students pay an average of $9,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Whitworth University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Whitworth are $12,456 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Washington. WWU is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WWU are $12,490 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree 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.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.
Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $13,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Gonzaga University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 per year.
City University of Seattle came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CityU are $11,812 per year.
Central Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
CWU graduate students pay an average of $12,127 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.
UW Tacoma graduate students pay an average of $17,874 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UW Tacoma also made our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #1.
Saint Martin’s University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Saint Martin’s graduate students pay an average of $15,840 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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