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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education grade specific students, making the major the most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the best school in the Far Western US Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Claremont Graduate University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College of California landed the # 4 spot on the list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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#6

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Whitworth University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

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#10

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,780
Oregon 1,864
California 7,510
Nevada 608
Hawaii 346
Alaska 145

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education grade specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Grade Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

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