2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 80 students majoring in special ed at USC, 11% are male and 89% are female.
Out of the 31 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College of California landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.
Women make up 86% of the special ed majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 37 students majoring in special ed at SFSU, 3% are male and 97% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 81% of the special ed majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
Women make up 87% of the special ed majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holy Names University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Oakland, HNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in special ed at HNU, 13% are male and 87% are female.
University of Alaska Southeast ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAS is a small public school located in the remote town of Juneau.
University of Oregon came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 20% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Oregon
With a ranking of #9, Whitworth University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large 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.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools 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 |
Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Special Ed Focus Areas
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 31 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.
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