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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

12 Colleges
$36,125 Avg Salary
$25,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 602 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington

Check out the subject specific ed bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific Lutheran University the best school in Washington for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Washington University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

Subject Specific Ed majors at CWU take out an average of $23,512 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Puget Sound. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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#8

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Whitworth University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Eastern Washington University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from EWU carry an average student debtload of $24,491. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $180, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 246
California 1,037
Nevada 109
Hawaii 13
Alaska 24

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Aparajita Datta.

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