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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

8 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Southeast the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. UAS is a small public school located in the town of Juneau.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Far Western US Region . UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Alaska Anchorage helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at National University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education 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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#6

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #6, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

United States University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #6, United States University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Fresno Pacific University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online special education colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 238
Oregon 234
California 2,861
Nevada 215
Hawaii 49
Alaska 52

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One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

Majors Similar to Special Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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