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2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
278 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,064 people earned their degree in other education, making the major the 136th most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 278 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other education programs and cost less that 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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Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Education in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $12,734 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Education at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

#2

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, Oregon

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Oregon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern Oregon University is a small school located in La Grande, Oregon that handed out 29 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

EOU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Oregon University is $14,300 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.

Full Eastern Oregon University Other Education Report

#3

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sonoma State University landed the #3 spot on the list. SSU is a medium-sized school located in Rohnert Park, California that handed out 115 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

SSU also made our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Sonoma State University is $17,478 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other education students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Full SSU Other Education Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Channel Islands. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. CSUCI is a medium-sized public school situated in Camarillo, California. It awarded 59 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree other education students list, CSUCI has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Channel Islands is $13,558 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other education students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.

Read full report on Other Education at California State University - Channel Islands

#5

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Forest Grove, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2019-2020.

Pacific also made our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Pacific is $29,498 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other education students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Pacific University Other Education Report

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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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