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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$19,910 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate School for You

With 556,813 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Liberal Arts & Humanities

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Los Angeles the best value school in the Far Western US Region for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal State LA are $17,723 a year.

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Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Dominguez Hills the best value school in the Far Western US Region for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. CSUDH is a large public school located in the small city of Carson.

CSUDH graduate students pay an average of $17,998 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 per year.

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Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

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

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Majors Similar to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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