2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 84 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 15% Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.
Women make up 69% of the education majors at the school.
Out of the 84 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the # 2 spot on the list. UO is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.
Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 76% of the education majors at the school.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Seattle Pacific University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 255 students majoring in education at SPU, 32% are male and 68% are female.
Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 172 students majoring in education at SMC, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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Northcentral University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
With a ranking of #8, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 144 students majoring in education at UC Irvine, 24% are male and 76% are female.
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Southern Oregon University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland.
About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.
With a ranking of #10, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Of the 82 students majoring in education at USC, 11% are male and 89% are female.
University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.
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San Francisco State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
Of the 63 students majoring in education at SFSU, 10% are male and 90% are female.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Education students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | California State University - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 14 | Eastern Washington University | Cheney, WA |
| 15 | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA |
| 16 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Fairbanks, AK |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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