2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 92 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master'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 master’s degree in the Far Western US Region .
Claremont Graduate University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Stanford does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 10% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SCU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 10% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 92 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UW Tacoma. In fact, around 4% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Fresno Pacific University helped the school earn the #5 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 Fresno Pacific. In 2019-2020 about 11% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Concordia University, Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Concordia University, Irvine. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Brandman University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Brandman is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Seattle University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Seattle U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of California - Irvine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UC Irvine. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Seattle Pacific University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SPU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Puget Sound came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
University of Redlands landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
University of Redlands is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list.
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.
University of California - Berkeley ranked #14 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
One thing to take note of is that UC Berkeley does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
California Lutheran University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
CLU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Washington State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’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 Wazzu does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #18, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
Gonzaga University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Gonzaga does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Point Loma Nazarene University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at PLNU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 56% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #21, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Since the graduate programs at Loyola Marymount are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Whitworth University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Whitworth. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 10% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #23, Saint Martin’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Saint Martin’s. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
California State University - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Sac State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Western Washington University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at WWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 12% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*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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