6
Colleges in the Far Western US Region
83
Doctor's Degrees
If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in
community college education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #96 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Community College Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 83 doctor's degrees in community college education to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The community college administration doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on community college education students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other community college education students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized community college education related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for community college education students working on their doctor's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Community College Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.