A degree in social studies education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #291 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Social Studies Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 67 degrees in social studies education to qualified students.
The social studies 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 Studies Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Social Studies 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Social Studies Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Social Studies Education in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the social studies teacher education degree levels they offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Social Studies Teacher Education
It's difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in social studies education. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 17 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
Eastern Washington University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in social studies education. EWU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Cheney. This university ranks 14th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 15 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Lewis & Clark College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in social studies education. Located in the large city of Portland, Lewis and Clark College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 8th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 9 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Lewis and Clark College in the most recent year we have data available.
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 studies 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 Studies Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Social Studies Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
