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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington

14 Colleges
$47,213 Avg Salary
$23,758 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Washington to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for subject specific ed majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

Our analysis found Pacific Lutheran University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington list. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at WWU accumulate an average of around $25,683 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. Wazzu is a very 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 University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puget Sound. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington list. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

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Central Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

Subject Specific Ed majors at CWU take out an average of $22,768 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Seattle Pacific University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Eastern Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Subject Specific Ed majors at EWU take out an average of $22,822 in student loans while working on their egree. 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 Colleges 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 14 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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