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2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

31 Colleges
$21,471 Avg Salary
$16,716 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 5,206 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Washington to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Washington Institute of Technology the most popular school in Washington for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 31 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 10% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Renton Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Washington. Renton Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Renton.

About 97% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 3% are male.

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Out of the 31 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Falls Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in education at Spokane Falls Community College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Bates Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Washington. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Bates Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Everett Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Everett Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Everett.

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South Puget Sound Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate education programs. South Puget Sound Community College is a small public school located in the city of Olympia.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on Education at South Puget Sound Community College

#7

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

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Clover Park Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate education programs. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

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#10

Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

Northwest University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Northwest University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

Of the 10 students majoring in education at Northwest University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 25,545
Oregon 4,001
Hawaii 830
Nevada 1,387
Alaska 331

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 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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