2023 Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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The Best Teaching Doctor'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 60 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our analysis found Claremont Graduate University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Claremont Graduate University. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Since the graduate programs at Brandman are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
UW Seattle does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 7% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Cruz helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the Far Western US Region .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UC Santa Cruz. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Concordia University, Irvine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the Far Western US Region .
Since the graduate programs at Concordia University, Irvine are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Stanford University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Stanford. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 10% took at least some of their classes online.
Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, Loyola Marymount is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UW Tacoma. In 2019-2020 about 4% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Washington State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Wazzu does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 30% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that UC Berkeley does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
Azusa Pacific University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Azusa Pacific is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #12, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that USC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Seattle Pacific University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SPU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 83% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UC Davis. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
California State University - San Bernardino did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
CSUSB does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
California Lutheran University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CLU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Gonzaga University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Gonzaga, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #18, University of Redlands did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, University of Redlands is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
California State University - Sacramento landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Sac State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #20, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SDSU. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
With a ranking of #22, Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Pacific. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
California State University - East Bay came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Cal State East Bay, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
California State University - Fullerton ranked #24 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Cal State Fullerton. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of California - Los Angeles ranked #25 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UCLA. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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