2025 Best Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
63Colleges in the Far Western US Region
39,557Education Degrees Awarded
$53,180Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #4 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 63 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39,557 degrees in education annually.
Your choice of education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Education in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the education degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in education. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were approximately 656 education students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Those education students who get their degree from University of Washington - Seattle Campus receive $9,514 more than the standard education student.
It is difficult to beat University of California - Irvine if you wish to pursue a degree in education. UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were roughly 577 education students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program state that they receive average early career income of $44,082.
Washington State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in education. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were approximately 658 education students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program state that they receive average early career wages of $53,811.
It's difficult to beat Central Washington University if you wish to pursue a degree in education. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 518 education students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the education program make an average of $49,870 for their early career.
WWU is a large public university located in the city of Bellingham. A Best Colleges rank of #287 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were about 367 education students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the education program make an average of $53,182 for their early career.
Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Azusa. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Azusa Pacific is a great university overall.
There were roughly 272 education students who graduated with this degree at Azusa Pacific in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the education degree program at Azusa Pacific University earn $11,813 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #249 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means National University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2026 education students who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent year we have data available. Those education students who get their degree from National University earn $14,593 more than the standard education student.
SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Diego. A Best Colleges rank of #185 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SDSU is a great university overall.
There were about 737 education students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent year we have data available. Those education students who get their degree from San Diego State University receive $5,311 more than the standard education graduate.
SPU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Seattle. This university ranks 12th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 488.00000000000006 education students who graduated with this degree at SPU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the education program at Seattle Pacific University earn $15,174 more than the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
UNLV is a fairly large public university located in the city of Las Vegas. This university ranks 1st out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were roughly 695 education students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the education program earn around $55,003 in their early career salary.
Western Oregon State College is a small public university located in the fringe town of Monmouth. This university ranks 7th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 336 education students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the education program make about $52,437 for their early career.
Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 9th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 77 education students who graduated with this degree at PLU in the most recent year we have data available. Those education students who get their degree from Pacific Lutheran University make $14,355 more than the average education student.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Education Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
