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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in Washington

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

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate 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.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Washington 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Clark College the most popular school in Washington for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Clark College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver.

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#1

Green River College

Auburn, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Green River College the most popular school in Washington for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. GRC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Auburn.

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#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Our analysis found Bellevue College to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a associate degree in Washington. BC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Bellevue.

Women make up 50% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Lakewood, Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Falls Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school located in the city of Spokane.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Spokane Community College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

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#7

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

With a ranking of #7, Walla Walla Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Lower Columbia College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. LCC is a small public school located in the small city of Longview.

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#7

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

Seattle Central College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.

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#7

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

Centralia College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Centralia College is a small public school located in the distant town of Centralia.

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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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