2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Far Western US Region

A master's degree in adult and continuing education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #164 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 45 master's degrees in adult and continuing education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Adult & Continuing Education School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in adult and continuing ed matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Far Western US Region ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for adult and continuing education, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for adult and continuing education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Adult & Continuing Education in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in adult and continuing education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Adult and Continuing Ed Students Working on Their Master's

1

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WA

#2 Best Quality In WA

Western Washington University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in adult and continuing education. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in adult and continuing education in Washington.

There were approximately 14 adult and continuing education students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in adult and continuing education from Western Washington University

2

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In WA

#1 Best Quality In WA

Seattle University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in adult and continuing education. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in adult and continuing education in Washington.

There were approximately 13 adult and continuing education students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in adult and continuing education from Seattle University

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City University of Seattle
Seattle, WA

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In WA

#3 Best Quality In WA

City University of Seattle is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in adult and continuing education. CityU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Seattle. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in adult and continuing education in Washington.

There were approximately 12 adult and continuing education individuals who graduated with this degree at CityU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in adult and continuing education from City University of Seattle

4

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OR

#1 Best Quality In OR

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in adult and continuing education needs to look into Oregon State University. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in adult and continuing education in Oregon.

There were roughly 6 adult and continuing education individuals who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in adult and continuing education from Oregon State University

5

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

#4 Most Popular In WA

EWU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Cheney. More information about a master’s in adult and continuing education from Eastern Washington University

Best Adult & Continuing Education Colleges by State

Explore the most popular adult and continuing education colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	408	38
Oregon	282	0

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Adult & Continuing Education Related Rankings by Major

Adult & Continuing Education is one of 11 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Adult and Continuing Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education	881
Teacher Development & Methodology	775
Elementary Education	745
Secondary Education	582
Early Childhood Education	233
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	18
Montessori Teacher Education	5

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.