2024 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Washington

If you plan on getting your associate degree in education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #12 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for education students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 394 associate degrees in education to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other education students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for education to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for education students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Education Associate Degree Schools in Washington.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Education in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in education.

Top Washington Schools for an Associate in Education

1

Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in education needs to check out Spokane Falls Community College. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in education from Spokane Falls Community College

2

Clark College
Vancouver, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in education has to check out Clark College. Clark College is a medium-sized public college located in the midsize city of Vancouver.More information about a associate in education from Clark College

Best Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	38	1,629
Oregon	35	130
Nevada	35	223
Hawaii	24	116
Alaska	22	15

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Education Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	375
Teaching Assistants	10
Teacher Education Subject Specific	9

Most Popular Majors Related to Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Library Science	13

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim. More about our data sources and methodologies.