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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Secondary Education in Washington

10 Ranked Colleges
229 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Washington

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Washington” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Washington, there were 229 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. To top this list, a school must have a successful secondary education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington secondary teaching students.

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Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Washington list. Seattle Pacific University is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 88 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Secondary Education at Seattle Pacific University

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Washington list. WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Western Washington University

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Washington State University

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Whitworth University
Spokane, Washington

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Spokane, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 36 degrees to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Secondary Education at Whitworth

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Washington list. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 10 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UW Tacoma Secondary Education Report

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Saint Martin's University
Lacey, Washington

Saint Martin’s University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Washington ranking. Saint Martin’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lacey, Washington. It awarded 3 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Saint Martin’s

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

Central Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Washington ranking. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Secondary Education at CWU

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Walla Walla University
College Place, Washington

Walla Walla University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Washington ranking. College Place, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Secondary Education at Walla Walla University

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Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Washington ranking. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs

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Northwest University
Kirkland, Washington

With a ranking of #7, Northwest University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Washington list. Northwest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kirkland, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Northwest University Secondary Education Report

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