2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Washington

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In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 614 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,567 and $34,306 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Washington” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Washington.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Washington

#1

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$31,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Washington list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SPU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SPU are $31,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Seattle Pacific University General Education Report

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Washington list. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at Washington State University

#2

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

Tacoma, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$30,438 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$96,183 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 7 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Tacoma also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Tacoma are $30,438, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Washington - Tacoma Campus General Education Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education

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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