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

9 Colleges
$21,471 Avg Salary
$16,716 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Education

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle Pacific University the best school in the Far Western US Region for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Spokane Falls Community College is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Northwest University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

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#5

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Redlands is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Alliant International University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Eastern Oregon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. EOU is a small public school located in the remote town of La Grande.

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#9

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

College of Southern Nevada came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education colleges 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 9 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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