by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 7,355 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,228 and $21,018 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 394 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,435 and $16,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 33 colleges that offer a degree in education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in education.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington”.
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Falls Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 40 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington list. Bates Technical College is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Indian College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington. Northwest Indian College is a small school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 3 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington. LWTech is a public institution located in Kirkland, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Lower Columbia College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Longview, Washington, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Yakima Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #6. Yakima Valley College is located in Yakima, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
North Seattle College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington ranking. North Seattle College is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Big Bend Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington ranking. This small school is located in Moses Lake, Washington, and it awarded 11 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Centralia College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington ranking. Centralia, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #10. Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Washington that handed out 27 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Columbia Basin College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington list. This medium-sized school is located in Pasco, Washington, and it awarded 23 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Walla Walla Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington ranking. Located in Walla Walla, Washington, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
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Highline College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington ranking. Highline College is a small public school situated in Des Moines, Washington. It awarded 11 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Clark College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington ranking. Vancouver, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Shoreline Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington ranking. This small school is located in Shoreline, Washington, and it awarded 13 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Wenatchee Valley College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington ranking. Wenatchee Valley College is a small school located in Wenatchee, Washington that handed out 7 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Grays Harbor College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington list. Grays Harbor College is a public institution located in Aberdeen, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Olympic College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington list. OC is located in Bremerton, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Whatcom Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington list. Whatcom Community College is a small school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 10 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Green River College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington list. Auburn, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Heritage University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington ranking. Located in Toppenish, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Seattle Central College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington list. Seattle Central College is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Renton Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Renton, Washington, and it awarded 6 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
South Puget Sound Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington ranking. South Puget Sound Community College is a small public school situated in Olympia, Washington. It awarded 10 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Skagit Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Washington list. Skagit Valley College is a small public school situated in Mount Vernon, Washington. It awarded 8 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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