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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

23 Colleges
$19,766 Avg Salary
$9,571 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Linn-Benton Community College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. LBCC is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

About 75% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#2

Green River College

Auburn, WA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Green River College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Far Western US Region . GRC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Auburn.

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#2

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bellevue College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. BC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellevue.

About 50% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#2

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Clark College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Vancouver.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Spokane Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

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#5

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno City College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Spokane Falls Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school located in the city of Spokane.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Truckee Meadows Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Reno.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Lakewood, Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Mt. Hood Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges 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 23 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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