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

12 Colleges
$21,471 Avg Salary
$16,716 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Alliant International University the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in education at Alliant, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#2

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Klamath Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Klamath Community College is a small public school located in the town of Klamath Falls.

Women make up 92% of the education majors at the school.

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

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Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanguard University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard 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 #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Portland Community College is a great place for education students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Southwestern Oregon Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

Clackamas Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Clackamas Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Oregon City.

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Shasta Bible College and Graduate School landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Redding, Shasta Bible College and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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City University of Seattle ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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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 12 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.

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