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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

53 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 53 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Claremont Graduate University the best school in the Far Western US Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandman University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 53 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Western Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population.

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Saint Mary’s College of California ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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Saint Martin’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 25,545
Washington 5,206
Oregon 4,001
Hawaii 830
Nevada 1,387
Alaska 331

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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