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2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Washington
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
The Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Washington to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
Most Popular Online Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington
Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:
Our 2023 rankings named Central Washington University the most popular school in Washington for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 2,612 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Washington pay an average of $8,845 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend CWU. Out-of-state students pay an average of $25,910. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $20,080 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 72% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tacoma Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tacoma Community College is a public institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 41 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students from Washington who attend Tacoma Community College full time pay an average of $4,901 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,649. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $32,043 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
Around 92% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Charter College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Washington. This small private for-profit school is located in Vancouver, Washington, and it awarded 42 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $39,622 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Since Charter College is primarily an online school, it is an excellent choice for undergraduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, City University of Seattle landed the # 4 spot on the list. City University of Seattle is a small private not-for-profit school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 188 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Bachelor’s Degree recipients from CityU accumulate an average of $27,821 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 48% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.