2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 31 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 Special Education program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 89% of the special ed majors at the school.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College of California landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.
About 86% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 14% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 97% of the special ed majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 19% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Far Western US Region . CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
About 87% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 13% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holy Names University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Oakland, HNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 87% of the special ed majors at the school.
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University of Alaska Southeast did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UAS is a small public school located in the town of Juneau.
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University of Oregon did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in special ed at UO, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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Whitworth University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the large 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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Request InformationBest Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges 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 |
Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed
| 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 31 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).
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