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Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$65,988 Avg Salary
$25,780 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is the most popular major in the United States with 142,446 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Liberal Arts General Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Oregon University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for liberal arts general studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Western Oregon University Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 67% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at California State University - Los Angeles

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

Women make up 40% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Dominguez Hills helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Sacramento is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their graduate certificate. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at San Diego State University

Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Washington State University

Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts general studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 52,773
Washington 17,408
Oregon 8,599
Nevada 1,679
Hawaii 2,024
Alaska 417

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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