2021 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington
8Colleges
1,059Bachelor's Degrees
$29,656Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, teacher education grade specific students earned 1,059 bachelor's degrees from a Washington school, making the subject the 6th in the state. This means that of the 53,166 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.0% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in grade specific ed. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education grade specific programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education grade specific program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Washington
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying grade specific ed.
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Central Washington University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Washington that are best for non-traditional teacher education grade specific students. CWU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Ellensburg. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, CWU has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in Washington ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 4,411 students at CWU that take at least one class online. 1,565 students are part time.
Washington State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population. Wazzu also made our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in Washington list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,985 of the students at Wazzu are attending part time.
Pacific Lutheran University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma. PLU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in Washington list.
The student loan default rate at PLU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 67 students take at least one class online at PLU. 199 of PLU students are attending part time.
Western Washington University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population. WWU also made our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in Washington list, coming in at #4.
About 0.5% of WWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 827 students take at least one class online at WWU. 1,864 of WWU students are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Heritage University. Heritage University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Heritage University has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in Washington ranking.
The student loan default rate at Heritage University is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 145 students take at least one class online at Heritage University. 158 of Heritage University students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Eastern Washington University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney. EWU also made our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in Washington list, coming in at #9.
The student loan default rate at EWU is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,626 students take at least one class online at EWU. There are roughly 1,697 part time students in attendance at EWU.
Saint Martin's University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey. Saint Martin's also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in Washington rankings.
About 1.3% of Saint Martin’s students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 499 students at Saint Martin’s that take at least one class online. 304 of Saint Martin’s students are attending part time.
Northwest University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Northwest University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kirkland. Northwest University also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in Washington rankings.
About 1.1% of Northwest University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 266 students take at least one class online at Northwest University. 104 of Northwest University students are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 schools only.
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 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).