by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,858 people earned their degree in other education, making the major the 178th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 530 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 323 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other education. That schools that top this list have a program in other education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sonoma State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Far Western US Region. SSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Rohnert Park, California. It awarded 92 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Channel Islands landed the #2 spot on the list. California State University - Channel Islands is a medium-sized public school situated in Camarillo, California. It awarded 77 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Oregon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. EOU is a small public school situated in La Grande, Oregon. It awarded 23 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a large public school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 111 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Forest Grove, Oregon, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Pitzer College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pitzer is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #7, Gonzaga University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Heritage University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Toppenish, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2020-2021.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Fresno Pacific University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fresno Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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