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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

73 Colleges
$34,420 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,719 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific School for You

In 2020-2021, 34,451 teacher education grade specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 73 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best value school in the Far Western US Region for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Concordia University, Irvine undergraduate students pay an average of $38,740 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Concordia University, Irvine also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA
$18,500 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Heritage University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Heritage University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Heritage University are $18,500 a year.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The excellent programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brandman are $12,480 per year.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA
$49,335 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Seattle U undergraduate students pay an average of $49,335 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

The excellent programs at Whitworth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spokane.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Whitworth are $47,590 a year.

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#6

Corban University

Salem, OR
$34,756 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Corban University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the city of Salem, Corban is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Corban are $34,756 a year.

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$33,452 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fresno Pacific are $33,452 a year.

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$40,690 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Martin’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Martin’s are $40,690 per year.

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$13,658 Average Tuition & Fees

City University of Seattle did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #9 on the list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CityU are $13,658 per year.

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$37,000 Average Tuition & Fees

William Jessup University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. William Jessup University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rocklin.

William Jessup University undergraduate students pay an average of $37,000 in tuition and fees each year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Warner Pacific University Portland, OR
12 Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA
13 Biola University La Mirada, CA
14 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA

Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,635
Washington 1,210
Oregon 1,528
Nevada 94
Hawaii 135
Alaska 84

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education grade specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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 Vgrigas.

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