2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Education in Washington
10
Colleges
97,023
Bachelor's Degrees
$32,109
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value General Education School for You
General Education is the #36 most popular major in Washington with 97,023 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.8% of all the education bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Education in Washington ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in education. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those education schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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2024 Best Value General Education Schools in Washington
The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Colleges for the Money.
Top 10 Best Value General Education Schools
Our rankings recognize University of Washington - Seattle Campus as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, UW Seattle has also earned the #1 rank in our Best General Education Schools in Washington ranking.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at UW Seattle to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $37,180. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UW Seattle is $157,643. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Central Washington University. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best value list, CWU has also earned the #4 rank in our Best General Education Schools in Washington ranking.
It takes the average student at CWU about 4.4 years to graduate, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $29,242. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from CWU be around $129,834. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Eastern Washington University earned the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at EWU, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best General Education Schools in Washington ranking.
It takes the average student at EWU about 4.7 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $28,387. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from EWU is $132,000. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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City University of Seattle earned the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Heritage University. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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University of Washington - Bothell Campus comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. UW Bothell is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bothell.
At UW Bothell, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and it costs about $34,771 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UW Bothell is about $153,340. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Our rankings recognize Northwest University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, Northwest University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Northwest University not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #7 on our Best General Education Schools in Washington list.
At Northwest University, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.1 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $24,160. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Northwest University be around $100,022. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs landed the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value general education schools. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Seattle Pacific University earned the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle. SPU also made our Best General Education Schools in Washington list, coming in at #3.
The average student at SPU graduates in less than 4.3 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $38,160. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from SPU is about $162,180. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Saint Martin's University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Saint Martin's not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #9 on our Best General Education Schools in Washington list.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at Saint Martin’s to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $32,863. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Saint Martin’s is $137,696. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- 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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