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

8 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Special Education is the #29 most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 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.

Check out the online special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Southeast the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. UAS is a small public school located in the remote town of Juneau.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 43% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#6

United States University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #6, United States University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#6

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

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

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Fresno Pacific University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online special education schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,861
Washington 238
Oregon 234
Nevada 215
Hawaii 49
Alaska 52

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One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 woodleywonderworks.

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