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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Far Western US Region

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28 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2021-2022, 987 people earned their degree in adult & continuing education, making the major the 432nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 35 adult & continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 adult & continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,396 and $49,784 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in adult & continuing education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in adult & continuing education.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Far Western US Region

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City University of Seattle
Seattle, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City University of Seattle. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Far Western US Region list. City University of Seattle is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 4 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.

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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at City University of Seattle

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Western Washington University is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 13 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at WWU

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 11 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Oregon State

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Seattle University
Seattle, Washington

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the #4 spot on the list. Seattle U is a medium-sized school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 1 masters’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Seattle U

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cheney, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at EWU

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