2023 Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Philosophy Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, philosophy was ranked #84 in the country. In fact 10,054 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 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 Philosophy program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for philosophy majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular Far Western US Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Philosophy
Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for philosophy students working on their graduate certificate. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Reno is a great place for philosophy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in the Far Western US Region . UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 1,876 |
| Washington | 244 |
| Oregon | 107 |
| Nevada | 57 |
| Hawaii | 27 |
| Alaska | 4 |
Philosophy Related Majors
One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 9,470 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 285 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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.