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Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for philosophy majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Philosophy at University of Nevada - Reno Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for philosophy students working on their graduate certificate. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Full Philosophy at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the # 2 spot on the 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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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,876
Washington 244
Oregon 107
Nevada 57
Hawaii 27
Alaska 4

One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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