by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 9,248 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,627 and $23,641 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 62 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in general education. To top this list, a school must have a successful general education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palomar College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. Palomar College is a public institution located in San Marcos, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Klamath Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Klamath Community College is a small school located in Klamath Falls, Oregon that handed out 22 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University Worldwide. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Touro University Worldwide is located in Los Alamitos, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cuesta College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. Cuesta College is a medium-sized school located in San Luis Obispo, California that handed out 2 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Mendocino College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Mendocino College is a small school located in Ukiah, California that handed out 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. Hood Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Gresham, Oregon, and it awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Evergreen Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Evergreen Valley College is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Eastern Oregon University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Eastern Oregon University is located in La Grande, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
College of the Sequoias did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. College of the Sequoias is a fairly large public school situated in Visalia, California. It awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Heritage University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Heritage University is located in Toppenish, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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