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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

59 Colleges
$36,125 Avg Salary
$25,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's 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.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 59 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Central Washington University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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 #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 66% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from EWU take out $24,491 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $180.

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#3

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of La Verne. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

Of the 78 students majoring in subject specific ed at ULV, 50% are male and 50% are female.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from ULV take out $23,344 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $511.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #4 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 Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 34% are male.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at UNR take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,760.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Fresno 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 large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Western Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. WWU is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

Women make up 70% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 94% are male.

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Fresno Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 68% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Cal Poly Pomona take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,953.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

Women make up 80% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from UNLV carry an average student debt load of $22,463.

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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.

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