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2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

39 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor'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.

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The Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, education majors at UC Irvine accumulate an average of around $15,329 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $230.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 158 students majoring in education at Western Oregon State College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Western Oregon State College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,605.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

On average, education graduates from UW Seattle take out $16,499 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Bothell Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, education graduates from UW Bothell carry an average student debt load of $16,499.

Full General Education at University of Washington - Bothell Campus Report

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general education programs. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Oregon State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $32,467.

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#7

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UO is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $567.

Read full report on General Education at University of Oregon

#8

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general education programs. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Orange.

Women make up 97% of the education majors at the school.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $297.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 44 students majoring in education at UCSD, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full General Education at University of California - San Diego Report

University of Hawaii - West Oahu landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general education programs. UH West Oahu is a small public school located in the suburb of Kapolei.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at UH West Oahu take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,228.

Read full report on General Education at University of Hawaii - West Oahu

Best General Education Colleges by State

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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 26 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.

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