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

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Out of the 12 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 43% are male.

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Out of the 12 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in subject specific ed at EWU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

About 57% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 43% are male.

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Out of the 12 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Women make up 83% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#6

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Western Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

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Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

Northwest University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, Northwest University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Saint Martin’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 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 12 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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