2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor'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.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Azusa Pacific University is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in education at Azusa Pacific, 34% are male and 66% are female.
Out of the 23 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.
About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.
Full General Education at Claremont Graduate University Report
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Tacoma 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 medium-sized city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 68% of the education majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 76% of the education majors at the school.
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Stanford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
About 47% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 53% are male.
University of Nevada - Reno came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.
Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.
Read full report on General Education at University of Nevada - Reno
University of California - Riverside ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.
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University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 13 students majoring in education at UCSB, 23% are male and 77% are female.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 728 |
Oregon | 767 |
California | 7,063 |
Nevada | 36 |
Hawaii | 64 |
Alaska | 26 |
Majors Related to Education
General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Education Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Education | 29,810 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 23 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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