2023 Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Special Education Undergraduate 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.
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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 Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the special ed undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii at Manoa the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.
Of the 30 students majoring in special ed at UH Manoa, 23% are male and 77% are female.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chemeketa Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Monica College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at Santa Monica College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Bernardino Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Full Special Education at San Bernardino Valley College Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Riverside City College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Riverside City College is a large public school located in the city of Riverside.
About 80% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 20% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at Riverside City College
Imperial Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Imperial, IVC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Read full report on Special Education at Imperial Valley College
Fresno City College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate special education programs. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 75% of the special ed majors at the school.
College of the Canyons landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate special education programs. College of the Canyons is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita.
About 67% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 33% are male.
Foothill College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Foothill College is a large public school located in the suburb of Los Altos Hills.
Mt. San Antonio College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate special education programs. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.
Read full report on Special Education at Mt. San Antonio College
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
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 32 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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