2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education Philosophy in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 715 people earned their degree in education philosophy, making the major the 266th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, education philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $53,575 and had an average of $43,702 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 214 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $51,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education philosophy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education philosophy 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 education philosophy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education Philosophy in the Far Western US Region

#1

Hope International University

Fullerton, California

#2 in overall quality

$14,916 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hope International University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Hope is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 22 masters’s education philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hope, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Education Philosophy Master’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 Hope are $14,916.

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#2

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s education philosophy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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