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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

66 Colleges
$15,967 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Concordia University, Irvine is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#2

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

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 Master’s Degree 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 graduate students at Heritage University are $9,872 a year.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 a year.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Out of the 66 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Whitworth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value 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 graduate students at Whitworth are $12,456 a year.

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Fresno Pacific University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.

Fresno Pacific graduate students pay an average of $15,060 in tuition and fees each year.

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Saint Martin’s University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 a year.

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City University of Seattle did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CityU are $11,812 a year.

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William Jessup University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. William Jessup University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rocklin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Jessup University are $14,527 per year.

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#10

Warner Pacific University

Portland, OR

Warner Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, Warner Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Warner Pacific graduate students pay an average of $9,350 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA
12 Biola University La Mirada, CA
13 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA

Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges 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 25 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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