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

168 Colleges
$44,719 Avg Salary
$23,331 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 168 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Colleges.

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from Wazzu carry an average student debt load of $23,965. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $346.

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Out of the 168 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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#5

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

The excellent programs at University of Redlands helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Far Western US Region . University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.

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Central Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at CWU accumulate an average of around $20,707 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $173.

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Portland State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Cal State LA take out an average of $13,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at SDSU accumulate an average of around $13,748 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $219, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#11

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

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#12

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education grade specific programs. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from Brandman carry an average student debt load of $29,480.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education grade specific programs. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

Grade Specific Ed majors at LWTech take out an average of $9,625 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #14, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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#15

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Eastern Oregon University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the remote town of La Grande, EOU is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at EOU accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

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#16

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Grade Specific Ed majors at SFSU take out an average of $13,700 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $98, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #17, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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With a ranking of #18, Southern Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from Southern Oregon University take out $24,334 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#19

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

North Seattle College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. North Seattle is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at North Seattle take out is $14,948.

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#20

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Grade Specific Ed majors at National University take out an average of $33,420 in student loans while working on their egree.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #21 on the list. CSUDH is a large public school located in the small city of Carson.

While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at CSUDH accumulate an average of around $10,845 in student debt.

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#21

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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With a ranking of #23, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at UW Seattle take out is $16,736.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education grade specific programs. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at UNLV accumulate an average of around $24,000 in student debt.

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Alliant International University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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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 Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
26 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
27 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
28 Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA
29 Olympic College Bremerton, WA
30 University of the People Pasadena, CA
31 George Fox University Newberg, OR
32 California State University - Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA
33 Bates Technical College Tacoma, 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 25 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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