2023 Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Special Education Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Hawaii at Manoa to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . UH Manoa is a large public school located in the city of Honolulu.
About 77% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 23% are male.
Full Special Education at University of Hawaii at Manoa Report
Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chemeketa Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.
Full Special Education at Chemeketa Community College Report
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Santa Monica College is a great place for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public school with a very large student population.
Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Bernardino Valley College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Riverside City College is a great place for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Riverside City College is a large public school located in the large city of Riverside.
Women make up 80% of the special ed majors at the school.
Read full report on Special Education at Riverside City College
Imperial Valley College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Imperial, IVC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #6, Fresno City College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in special ed at Fresno City College, 25% are male and 75% are female.
Foothill College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Foothill College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Los Altos Hills.
Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.
College of the Canyons came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of the Canyons is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita.
Women make up 67% of the special ed majors at the school.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
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 32 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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