2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 117 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our 2023 rankings named Keck Graduate Institute the best school in the Far Western US Region for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at KGI. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 4% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Far Western US Region .
Online graduate courses are available at Stanford, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 10% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
UC Berkeley does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Far Western US Region .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SCU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 10% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that UCLA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
UW Tacoma does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 4% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Puget Sound came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
University of Southern California ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
USC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #9, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UW Seattle. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 7% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Claremont Graduate University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Claremont Graduate University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #11, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Cal Poly San Luis Obispo does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Washington - Bothell Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
UW Bothell does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 10% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #13, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SPU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Loyola Marymount University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Since the graduate programs at Loyola Marymount are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Concordia University, Irvine came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Concordia University, Irvine is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Gonzaga University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Gonzaga. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
University of Redlands came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out University of Redlands. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
The Master’s University and Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since The Master’s University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 15% took at least some of their classes online.
University of San Diego landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that USD does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 24% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of San Francisco ranked #21 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at USFCA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
University of California - San Diego came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UCSD, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
San Jose State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey ranked #24 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Since the graduate programs at Middlebury Institute are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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Dominican University of California landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at DUofC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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