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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 80 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's 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.

Check out the grade specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

Our analysis found University of Redlands to be the most popular school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.

About 77% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 80 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 76% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 24% are male.

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Out of the 80 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alliant International University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 63% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 176 students majoring in grade specific ed at SDSU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#5

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the People. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. University of the People is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

Of the 158 students majoring in grade specific ed at University of the People, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 76% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#7

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

Pacific Oaks College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

Women make up 89% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#8

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

With a ranking of #8, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 79% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#9

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Eastern Oregon University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of La Grande, EOU is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 73% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#11

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

With a ranking of #11, University of Oregon did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in grade specific ed at UO, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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With a ranking of #12, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

About 77% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 23% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
13 George Fox University Newberg, OR
14 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA
15 University of La Verne La Verne, CA
16 Pacific University Forest Grove, OR

Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 27 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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