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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

69 Colleges
$24,812 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,124 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 69 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 15% Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

$5,135 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Spokane Falls Community College to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school located in the city of Spokane.

Spokane Falls Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,135 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA
$13,320 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

National University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Clark College

Vancouver, WA
$10,133 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clark College is a great value for teacher education subject specific students. Clark College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Vancouver.

Clark College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,133 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fresno Pacific University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno Pacific are $33,452 per year. After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from Fresno Pacific carry an average student debtload of $21,500.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Fresno Pacific also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$28,105 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,105 in tuition and fees each year.

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$18,726 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Long Beach ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSULB are $18,726 a year.

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$19,607 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, California State University - San Marcos did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a large student population.

CSUSM undergraduate students pay an average of $19,607 in tuition and fees each year.

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$19,093 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, California State University - San Bernardino did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a large student population.

CSUSB undergraduate students pay an average of $19,093 in tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - Sacramento came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,272 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from Sac State carry an average student debtload of $23,573.

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$18,875 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, California State University - East Bay did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal State East Bay are $18,875 a year.

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#10

Nevada State College

Henderson, NV
$19,440 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Nevada State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. NSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Henderson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSC are $19,440 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Teacher Education Subject Specific students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
12 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
13 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA

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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