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2023 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

15 Colleges
$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

With 29,810 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Claremont Graduate University to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#9

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 728
Oregon 767
California 7,063
Nevada 36
Hawaii 64
Alaska 26

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • 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 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).
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