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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$24,685 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,213 Avg Salary

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 Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Washington to see which 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.

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 Schools in Washington

Check out the subject specific ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

$3,826 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 Washington. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Spokane Falls Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Clark College

Vancouver, WA
$4,529 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clark College is a great value for teacher education subject specific students. Clark College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark College are $4,529 per year.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Clark College Report

$8,703 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington list. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

WWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at WWU accumulate an average of around $25,683 in student debt.

WWU also made our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington list, coming in at #5.

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$8,685 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Washington. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

CWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,685 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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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$7,922 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EWU are $7,922 a year. 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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$12,417 Average Tuition & Fees

Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #6 on the list. Wazzu is a fairly 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.

Wazzu also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington rankings.

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$12,076 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Seattle are $12,076 per year.

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#8

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA
$18,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Heritage University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington list. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Heritage University are $18,500 per year.

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$35,646 Average Tuition & Fees

Seattle Pacific University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education subject specific programs. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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

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$47,576 Average Tuition & Fees

Pacific Lutheran University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large 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.

PLU also took the #1 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Washington rankings.

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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 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 14 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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