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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

43 Colleges
$27,823 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,125 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 43,297 teacher education subject specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for subject specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for subject specific ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our 2023 rankings named National University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at National University are $13,320 a year.

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Out of the 43 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Bernardino landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSUSB are $19,093 a year. On average, subject specific ed graduates from CSUSB take out $20,313 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 43 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 college with a very large student population.

Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,272 in tuition and fees each year. Subject Specific Ed majors at Sac State take out an average of $24,311 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Sac State also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Nevada State College

Henderson, NV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nevada State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. NSC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Henderson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NSC are $19,440 a year. Subject Specific Ed majors at NSC take out an average of $30,795 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NSC also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Washington University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWU are $25,930 per year.

WWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Central Washington 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 #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

CWU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,213 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at CWU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,512.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, CWU also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

Heritage University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Heritage University are $18,500 a year.

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California State University - Northridge 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $18,923 per year.

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Washington State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,733 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wazzu is ranked #5 for overall quality for subject specific ed in the Far Western US Region .

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University of Nevada - Reno ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNR are $24,827 a year. On average, subject specific ed graduates from UNR take out $27,760 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UNR also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 602
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

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

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 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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