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

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

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree 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 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Colleges.

#2

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Out of the 62 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a very large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 22% are male.

Grade Specific Ed majors at CSN take out an average of $12,361 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 62 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Truckee Meadows Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Reno.

Women make up 86% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Spokane Falls Community College is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

About 97% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 3% are male.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Spokane Falls Community College take out an average of $13,954 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Lakewood, Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 4% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Great Basin College is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at Great Basin College accumulate an average of around $13,537 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at LWTech accumulate an average of around $12,489 in student debt.

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#8

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

MiraCosta College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 96% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Columbia Basin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 96% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#10

Bates Technical College

Tacoma, WA

With a ranking of #10, Bates Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Bates Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

Of the 21 students majoring in grade specific ed at Bates Technical College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Teacher Education Grade Specific students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Olympic College Bremerton, WA
12 Clark College Vancouver, WA
12 North Seattle College Seattle, WA

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 29 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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