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

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 53 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Oregon University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of La Grande, EOU is a public school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Seattle Pacific University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

About 90% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Out of the 53 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Renton Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Renton, Renton Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in grade specific ed at Renton Technical College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Spokane Falls Community College is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school located in the city of Spokane.

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

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With a ranking of #6, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Of the 25 students majoring in grade specific ed at UH Manoa, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Bates Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Bates Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

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Everett Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Everett, Everett Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. OC is a small public school located in the small city of Bremerton.

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South Puget Sound Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Olympia, South Puget Sound Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in grade specific ed at South Puget Sound Community College, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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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.

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