by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for education philosophy students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 353 degrees in education philosophy annually.
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Your choice of education philosophy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for education philosophy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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The schools below may not offer all types of education philosophy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
California State University - Los Angeles is a good decision for students interested in a degree in education philosophy. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 87th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in education philosophy from California State University - Los Angeles
Any student who is interested in education philosophy needs to look into University of California - Riverside. UCR is a very large public university located in the city of Riverside. A Best Colleges rank of #219 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCR is a great university overall.
Students who receive their degree from the education philosophy program earn around $23,447 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in education philosophy from University of California - Riverside
Hope International University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in education philosophy. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Hope is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 144th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
Those education philosophy students who get their degree from Hope International University make $8,041 more than the typical education philosophy grad.
More information about a degree in education philosophy from Hope International UniversityExplore the best education philosophy schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| California | 330 | 218 |
| Washington | 300 | 4 |
| Oregon | 266 | 5 |
| Hawaii | 164 | 13 |
One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Education Philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education | 353 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 15,544 |
| General Education | 8,125 |
| Special Education | 3,752 |
| Educational Administration | 3,575 |
| Student Counseling | 2,405 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 2,380 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 706 |
| Instructional Media Design | 687 |
| Teaching English or French | 608 |
| Other Education | 561 |
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