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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Oregon University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

About 93% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 7% are male.

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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. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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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 / sciences and humanities schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities schools in the Far Western US Region . CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carson.

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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 & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

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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. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Far Western US Region . Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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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. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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