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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

8 Colleges
$21,979 Avg Salary
$14,178 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for grade specific ed majors pursuing an online associate degree.

The in-demand online associate degree programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Far Western US Region . UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

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#3

Northwest Indian College

Bellingham, WA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Northwest Indian College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the rural area of Bellingham, Northwest Indian College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oregon Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SWOCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Coos Bay.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanguard University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. Vanguard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chaminade University of Honolulu is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their online associate degree. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.

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With a ranking of #7, Shasta Bible College and Graduate School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their online associate degree. Shasta Bible College and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redding.

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Renton Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Renton, Renton Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online teacher education grade specific schools 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

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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 8 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 Vgrigas.

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