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Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

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 Most Popular Online 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 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 76% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Anchorage is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 18 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City University of Seattle landed the # 5 spot on the list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.

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#6

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

With a ranking of #6, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Alaska Southeast did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Juneau, UAS is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in education at UAS, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Eastern Washington University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.

Women make up 62% of the education majors at the school.

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Alliant International University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the education majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 18 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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