2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Education in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Other Education is the 136th most popular major in the country with 5,064 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,456 and had an average of $33,666 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 467 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,078 and $24,609 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 153 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in other education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Education in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Heritage University

Toppenish, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$9,692 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Heritage University landed the #1 spot on the list. Heritage University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Toppenish, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Heritage University also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Heritage University are $9,692, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Education at Heritage University

#2

Saint Martin's University

Lacey, Washington

$15,840 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Martin’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Saint Martin’s is located in Lacey, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.

Saint Martin’s also took the #0 spot in our “Best Other Education 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 Saint Martin’s University are $15,840.

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#3

University of La Verne

La Verne, California

#4 in overall quality

$14,526 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$56,133 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in La Verne, California, and it awarded 88 masters’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

ULV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of La Verne are $14,526.

Read full report on Other Education at ULV

#4

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$35,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,041 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Forest Grove, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other education degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pacific, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $35,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Education at Pacific

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Education (With Aid)

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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