2023 Best Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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The Best Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for teaching students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington
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Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the best value school in Washington for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Wazzu is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Wazzu does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
Wazzu not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend City University of Seattle. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. CityU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CityU are $11,812 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CityU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Washington. This large public school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 51 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW Seattle. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 7% took at least some of their classes online.
UW Seattle did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
Out of the 7 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s value ranking, Gonzaga University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 11 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.
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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Gonzaga did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a medium-sized public school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 19 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Tacoma are $31,032 a year.
UW Tacoma 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 4% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Tacoma is ranked #2 for overall quality in Washington.
Seattle University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Seattle University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.
You may have the opportunity 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.
With a ranking of #7, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Seattle, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SPU are $24,273 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SPU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 83% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
SPU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
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*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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