2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington
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The Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Washington to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington
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Our analysis found Washington State University to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Washington. Wazzu is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 676 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Wazzu, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Seattle Pacific University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Washington. Located in Seattle, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 255 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SPU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in Seattle, Washington, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 178 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Seattle U accumulate an average of $21,447 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 46% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Seattle U. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. EWU is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 60 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at EWU. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Antioch University - Seattle. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Antioch University - Seattle is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 56 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Antioch University - Seattle. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #6, City University of Seattle did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 53 students in 2020-2021.
Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CityU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Bastyr University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Bastyr University is located in Kenmore, Washington and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Bastyr University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 8% took at least some of their classes online.
Whitworth University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Whitworth is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Whitworth. In fact, around 10% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Western Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. This fairly large public school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 20 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WWU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 12% took at least some of their classes online.
Central Washington University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. CWU is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 16 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at CWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Saint Martin’s University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Saint Martin’s is located in Lacey, Washington and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Saint Martin’s, 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 98% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
UW Seattle does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 7% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Heritage University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Heritage University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Toppenish, Washington. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,916 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Heritage University. In fact, around 5% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Northwest University CAPS. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
Northwest University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Northwest University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 13% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Gonzaga University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Gonzaga. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #14, Pacific Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at PLU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Faith International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list.
Faith 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 45% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
References
- 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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