2023 Best Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Washington
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Our 2023 rankings named Heritage University the best value school in Washington for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Heritage University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Toppenish, Washington. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 41 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Heritage University are $9,872 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Heritage University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 5% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Whitworth University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Whitworth University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 113 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Whitworth graduate students pay an average of $12,456 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Whitworth. In fact, around 10% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Washington. This fairly large public school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 96 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WWU are $24,737 a year.
WWU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 133 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Seattle U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Seattle U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
Out of the 16 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s value ranking, Washington State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 135 students in 2020-2021.
Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $28,190 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Wazzu does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 30% took at least some of their classes online.
Gonzaga University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Gonzaga University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 69 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Gonzaga graduate students pay an average of $14,878 in tuition and fees each year.
Gonzaga does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
City University of Seattle came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 162 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CityU graduate students pay an average of $11,812 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that CityU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Central Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, the fairly large public school handed out 96 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
CWU graduate students pay an average of $25,681 in tuition and fees each year.
CWU 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 85% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teaching programs. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 64 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Tacoma graduate students pay an average of $31,032 in tuition and fees each 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. In 2019-2020 about 4% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Tacoma is ranked #1 for overall quality in Washington.
Saint Martin’s University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Saint Martin’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lacey, Washington. It awarded 28 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 per year.
Saint Martin’s does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 342 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at UW Seattle, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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 also took the #5 spot in our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington rankings.
University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teaching programs. Located in Bothell, Washington, the medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
UW Bothell graduate students pay an average of $30,786 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that UW Bothell does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
Eastern Washington University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in Cheney, Washington, the fairly large public school awarded 256 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at EWU are $28,965 a year.
EWU 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Seattle Pacific University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 160 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SPU graduate students pay an average of $24,273 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SPU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
SPU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
University of Puget Sound landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teaching programs. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Puget Sound are $36,047 per year.
Puget Sound not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
Antioch University - Seattle ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in Seattle, Washington, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 38 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Antioch University - Seattle are $18,459 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, Antioch University - Seattle is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 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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