2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education 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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 53 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in adult and continuing education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult and continuing education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Far Western US Region

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$14,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Seattle University is a medium-sized school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 13 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Seattle U also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle University are $14,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Seattle University

#2

City University of Seattle

Seattle, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$11,812 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City University of Seattle landed the #2 spot on the list. City University of Seattle is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CityU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at City University of Seattle are $11,812, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at City University of Seattle

#3

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$24,105 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Western Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 14 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

WWU also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at WWU are $24,105, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Western Washington University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education

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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