2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Washington

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 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 master's degrees in adult and continuing education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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 Washington 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 Washington

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

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in adult and continuing education has to take a look at Western Washington University. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly 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 about 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

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Seattle University
Seattle, WA

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in adult and continuing education has to check out Seattle University. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-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 about 13 adult and continuing education individuals 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 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in adult and continuing education has to take a look at City University of Seattle. CityU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the 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 about 12 adult and continuing education individuals who graduated with this degree at CityU in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Eastern Washington University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in adult and continuing education. EWU is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Cheney. More information about a master’s in adult and continuing education from Eastern Washington University

Best Adult & Continuing Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
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
Elementary Education	233
Secondary Education	161
Teacher Education	103
Teacher Development & Methodology	101

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).
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