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.
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 fairly large public school located in the city of Honolulu.
Of the 30 students majoring in special ed at UH Manoa, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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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 suburb of Salem.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Santa Monica College is a great place for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Bernardino Valley College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Riverside City College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Riverside City College is a large public school located in the large city of Riverside.
About 80% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Imperial Valley College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate special education programs. Located in the rural area of Imperial, IVC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Fresno City College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 75% of the special ed majors at the school.
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College of the Canyons came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of the Canyons is a large public school located in the suburb of Santa Clarita.
About 67% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 33% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, Foothill College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Foothill College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Los Altos Hills.
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Mt. San Antonio 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 #8 on the list. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.
Request InformationBest Special Education Colleges by State
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| 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).
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