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

18 Colleges
$44,719 Avg Salary
$23,331 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs 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 Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges.

#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at National University accumulate an average of around $33,420 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from UW Seattle carry an average student debtload of $16,736.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Chaminade University of Honolulu is a great place for teacher education grade specific students pursuing an online degree. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Honolulu.

After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from Chaminade University of Honolulu carry an average student debtload of $25,000.

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#5

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Oregon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of La Grande, EOU is a public school with a small student population.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from EOU take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

American Jewish University

Los Angeles, CA

American Jewish University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, AJU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Alaska Southeast landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education grade specific programs. UAS is a small public school located in the town of Juneau.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from UAS take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Alliant International University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education grade specific programs. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at UAF take out is $21,700.

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#10

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, HI

Hawaii Pacific University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit 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 18 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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