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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$28,103 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,125 Avg Salary

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 Value 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 value bachelor's degree programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value 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 value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Western Washington University the best value school in Washington 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WWU are $8,703 a year.

WWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Washington University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CWU are $8,685 a year. 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EWU are $7,922 a year. 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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Out of the 12 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $12,417 in in-state 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 #4 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Washington.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Seattle are $12,076 a year.

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#6

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

Heritage University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Pacific Lutheran University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

PLU undergraduate students pay an average of $47,576 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, PLU is ranked #1 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Washington.

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Seattle Pacific University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SPU are $35,646 per year.

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#9

Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

With a ranking of #9, Northwest University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, Northwest University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Northwest University undergraduate students pay an average of $33,980 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Whitworth University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Whitworth are $47,590 a year.

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

Explore all the Best Value 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 12 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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