2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,205 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,753 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962.

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Notes and References

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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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