2025 Best Elementary Education Schools in Washington
9Colleges in Washington
932Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Elementary Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Elementary Education Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 932 degrees in elementary education annually.
Your choice of elementary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Elementary Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The elementary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Elementary Education Schools in Washington.
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Best Schools for Elementary Education in Washington
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the elementary teaching degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in elementary education. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 97 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Washington State University if you wish to pursue a degree in elementary education. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were about 230 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year.
Western Washington University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in elementary education. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #287 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 56 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Central Washington University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in elementary education. CWU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Ellensburg. A Best Colleges rank of #339 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CWU is a great university overall.
There were about 238 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 54 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Whitworth in the most recent data year.
Heritage University is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Toppenish. This university ranks 19th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 61 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Heritage University in the most recent data year.
PLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Tacoma. This university ranks 9th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 24 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at PLU in the most recent year we have data available.
EWU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Cheney. This university ranks 16th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 34 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 1980th out of 2,152 schools for overall quality nationwide.
There were approximately 16 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs in the most recent data year.
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 elementary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Elementary Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
