2023 Most Popular Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
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In 2020-2021, 199,724 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
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The Most Popular 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. Our analysis looked at 142 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Top 15% Most Popular Education Schools
Our analysis found National University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 142 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for education students. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
The excellent programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Far Western US Region . Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Oregon State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.
University of Redlands landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.
University of Oregon came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.
Concordia University, Irvine ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
With a ranking of #10, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.
Loyola Marymount University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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California State University - Fullerton ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
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San Diego State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #15 on the list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.
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California State University - Los Angeles came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Seattle Pacific University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
With a ranking of #18, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.
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California State University - Fresno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #20, University of La Verne did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.
San Jose State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Education Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | California State University - Sacramento | Sacramento, CA |
| 23 | Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, CA |
| 24 | Alliant International University | San Diego, CA |
| 25 | Saint Mary’s College of California | Moraga, CA |
| 25 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA |
| 25 | California State University - Northridge | Northridge, CA |
| 28 | California State University - East Bay | Hayward, 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 |
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 27 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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