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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

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

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree.

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 Washington. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 157 students majoring in subject specific ed at CWU, 39% are male and 61% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from CWU carry an average student debt load of $23,512.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Washington. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 128 students majoring in subject specific ed at EWU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at EWU accumulate an average of around $24,491 in student debt. 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Washington University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

Of the 54 students majoring in subject specific ed at WWU, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Washington. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 53% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#5

South Seattle College

Seattle, WA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means South Seattle College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, South Seattle is a public school with a small student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 64% are male.

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Pacific Lutheran 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in subject specific ed at PLU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Washington State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

About 88% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#8

Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

Northwest University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, Northwest University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Puget Sound 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 #9 on the list. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tacoma.

Of the 4 students majoring in subject specific ed at Puget Sound, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#9

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Whitworth University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges 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 15 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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