2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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 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.
2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools
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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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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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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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 Related Majors
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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.