2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
The Best 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 84 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our analysis found Fielding Graduate University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region .
Online graduate courses are available at Fielding, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Presidio Graduate School. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Graduate Certificate recipients from SCU accumulate an average of $18,093 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
SCU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 10% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 84 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keck Graduate Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,498 in student loans.
KGI does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 4% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate.
UW Seattle does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 7% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Claremont Graduate University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Claremont Graduate University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Since the graduate programs at Linfield OCE are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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With a ranking of #8, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Stanford does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 10% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Seattle Pacific University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SPU. In fact, around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
California State University - San Marcos ranked #10 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CSUSM. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of California - Berkeley came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Graduate Certificate recipients from UC Berkeley accumulate an average of $18,850 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UC Berkeley. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Cal Poly San Luis Obispo does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
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Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list.
Brandman is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #14, Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Wazzu. In fact, around 30% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Southern California came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that USC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #17, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at UC Irvine, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Heritage University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Heritage University accumulate an average of $24,916 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Heritage University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 5% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #19 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.
Loyola Marymount University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Since the graduate programs at Loyola Marymount are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
University of Redlands landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
University of Redlands is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
National University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
National University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #23, Whitworth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Whitworth. During the 2019-2020 year, about 10% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,447 in student loans.
Online graduate courses are available at Seattle U, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
San Jose State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
San Jose State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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