2023 Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Education
Our analysis found Spokane Falls Community College to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Spokane Falls Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,135 in tuition and fees each year.
Spokane Falls Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Alliant International University is a great value for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alliant are $16,631 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great value for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
UAF undergraduate students pay an average of $25,654 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Seattle Pacific University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SPU are $35,646 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Oregon University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. EOU is a small public school located in the town of La Grande.
EOU undergraduate students pay an average of $22,386 in tuition and fees each year.
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College of Southern Nevada ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSN is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSN are $11,534 per year.
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Northwest University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Northwest University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwest University are $33,980 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UH Manoa undergraduate students pay an average of $34,218 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH Manoa also is in the top 10% of our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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University of Redlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Redlands are $52,500 per 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 9 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.