2024 Best General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
75Colleges in the Far Western US Region
9,248Education Degrees Awarded
$55,627Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in general education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #41 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 75 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for general education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 9,248 degrees in general education to qualified students.
Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region.
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Best Schools for General Education in the Far Western US Region
The schools below may not offer all types of education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were approximately 150 general education students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the education program make about $55,221 in their early career salary.
Stanford University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general education. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were about 68 general education students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available. General Education degree recipients from Stanford University earn a boost of approximately $14,932 above the average income of general education majors.
Every student pursuing a degree in general education has to take a look at Claremont Graduate University. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #185 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Claremont Graduate University is a great university overall.
There were about 58 general education students who graduated with this degree at Claremont Graduate University in the most recent data year. Those general education students who get their degree from Claremont Graduate University receive $46,466 more than the average education graduate.
It's difficult to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 222 general education students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available. Those general education students who get their degree from University of California - Los Angeles make $4,667 more than the standard education graduate.
UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were about 45 general education students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available. Those general education students who get their degree from University of California - Berkeley earn $30,222 more than the typical education graduate.
UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were about 368 general education students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program report average early career income of $38,782.
UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.
There were roughly 127 general education students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, education degree recipients generally earn about $54,702 in their early careers.
Western Oregon State College is a small public university located in the town of Monmouth. This university ranks 6th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 160 general education students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent data year.
SDSU is a very large public university located in the large city of San Diego. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SDSU is a great university overall.
There were about 145 general education students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #196 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means National University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1075 general education students who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general education major at National University make $3,274 above the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 53rd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 706 general education students who graduated with this degree at Northcentral University in the most recent data year. After graduating, education degree recipients typically make about $53,382 at the beginning of their careers.
Here are some additional great schools for General Education students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Best General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).