2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
The Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brandman University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Brandman graduate students pay an average of $12,720 in tuition and fees each year.
Brandman excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at City University of Seattle helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Far Western US Region . CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CityU are $11,812 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whitworth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Spokane.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Whitworth are $12,456 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Corban University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salem, Corban is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Corban are $9,760 a year.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Martin’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 a year.
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National University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.
National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
MSMU graduate students pay an average of $13,099 in tuition and fees each year.
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Loyola Marymount University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Sacramento landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.
Sac State graduate students pay an average of $18,330 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Long Beach came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
CSULB graduate students pay an average of $17,784 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 |
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Education Related Majors for Education
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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.
- 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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