2023 Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Washington
It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 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 each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Washington
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for teaching students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 342 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
UW Seattle 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 7% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Eastern Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Washington. This fairly large public school is located in Cheney, Washington, and it awarded 256 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at EWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 92% 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 City University of Seattle. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Master’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 162 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at CityU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Seattle Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 160 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SPU. 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.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Located in Pullman, Washington, the large public school awarded 135 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Wazzu. In 2019-2020 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Seattle University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 133 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Seattle U, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Whitworth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 113 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
Whitworth 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 10% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Western Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 96 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WWU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 12% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Central Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 96 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that CWU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Gonzaga University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Gonzaga. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UW Tacoma does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 4% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Pacific Lutheran University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 50 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that PLU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Puget Sound came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in Tacoma, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 45 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Heritage University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Heritage University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Toppenish, Washington that handed out 41 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.
Heritage 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 5% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Antioch University - Seattle came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Antioch University - Seattle is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 38 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Antioch University - Seattle. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Saint Martin’s University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lacey, Washington, and it awarded 28 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.
Saint Martin’s 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, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Northwest University CAPS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kirkland, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Northwest University CAPS. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
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Northwest University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Kirkland, Washington, and it awarded 16 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Northwest University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 13% took at least some of their classes online.
Walla Walla University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Walla Walla U is a private not-for-profit institution located in College Place, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Walla Walla U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Washington - Bothell Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. This medium-sized public school is located in Bothell, Washington, and it awarded 7 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
UW Bothell does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 10% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The Evergreen State College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 21 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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