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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$24,789 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Our analysis found Whitworth University to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Spokane.

Whitworth graduate students pay an average of $12,456 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Corban University

Salem, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Corban University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salem, Corban is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Corban graduate students pay an average of $9,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Seattle Pacific University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SPU are $24,273 per year.

SPU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $28,190 in tuition and fees each year.

Wazzu also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#5

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Lutheran University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

CLU graduate students pay an average of $20,600 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Irvine also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 a year.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Oregon University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ashland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Oregon University are $18,569 per year.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UAF graduate students pay an average of $25,248 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 22 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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