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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region

12 Colleges
$55,627 Avg Salary
$23,641 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Education Colleges.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue an online degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

The excellent online programs at Klamath Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Far Western US Region . Klamath Community College is a small public school located in the town of Klamath Falls.

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#4

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Touro University Worldwide. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

The excellent online programs at Westcliff University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Far Western US Region . Westcliff University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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The excellent online programs at Portland Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent online programs at Faith International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Faith is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Central Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

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#9

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

With a ranking of #9, Clackamas Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Clackamas Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Oregon City.

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#10

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 12 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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