2023 Most Focused Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Washington
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In 2021-2022, 987 people earned their degree in adult & continuing education, making the major the 432nd most popular in the United States.
Across Washington, there were 18 adult & continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in Washington” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult & continuing education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their adult & continuing education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in Washington
The colleges and universities below are the best for washington adult and continuing ed students.
Top 4 Most Focused Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Washington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City University of Seattle. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in Washington list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full City University of Seattle Adult & Continuing Education Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. WWU is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 13 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in Washington list. Seattle University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Seattle University Adult & Continuing Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in Washington list. EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Notes and References
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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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