If you plan on majoring in social science teacher education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #588 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Social Science Teacher Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 24 degrees in social science teacher education to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Social Science Teacher Education School
The social science teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Science Teacher Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Social Science Teacher Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Social Science Teacher Education Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Science Teacher Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Social Science Teacher Education in the Far Western US Region
The schools below may not offer all types of social science teacher education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Social Science Teacher Education
Stanford University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in social science teacher education. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were about 8 social science teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.
Western Washington University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in social science teacher education. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were about 4 social science teacher education students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Central Washington University if you want to pursue a degree in social science teacher education. CWU is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg. This university ranks 7th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 4 social science teacher education students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Nevada - Reno is a good option for students pursuing a degree in social science teacher education. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were about 4 social science teacher education students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent data year.
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).
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The social science teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Science Teacher Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Social Science Teacher Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
