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2021 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

32 Colleges
6,283 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,086 Avg Cost*

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

For this year's Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 32 colleges that offer a bachelor's in grade specific ed. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education grade specific programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education grade specific program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

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Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas has taken the #1 spot in this year's teacher education grade specific ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population. UNLV also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Far Western US Region rankings.

About 1.5% of UNLV students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,438 students take at least one class online at UNLV. 8,226 of UNLV students are attending part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Central Washington University. CWU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

About 1.8% of CWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. 1,565 students are part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Washington State University. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population. Wazzu also made our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at Wazzu is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. 4,985 students are part time.

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Pacific Lutheran University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma. PLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Far Western US Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 67 students take at least one class online at PLU. About 199 of the students at PLU are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Brandman University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Brandman is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Irvine.

The student loan default rate at Brandman is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. About 5,783 of the students at Brandman are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Hawaii at Manoa as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UH Manoa has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Far Western US Region ranking.

About 1.4% of UH Manoa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,825 students take at least one class online at UH Manoa. 5,400 students are part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Washington University. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at WWU, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Far Western US Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at WWU is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 827 students take at least one class online at WWU. 1,864 of WWU students are attending part time.

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George Fox University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GFU, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Far Western US Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at GFU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,160 students take at least one class online at GFU. There are roughly 1,318 part time students in attendance at GFU.

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National University
San Diego, CA

National University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 1.1% of National University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 11,960 of National University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 8,705 part time students in attendance at National University.

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University of Nevada - Reno landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

About 0.8% of UNR students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,563 students take at least one class online at UNR. 5,396 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students teacher education grade specific schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,576
Washington 1,195
Oregon 279
Nevada 317
Hawaii 173
Alaska 47

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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