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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education grade specific students, making the major the most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 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 Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Out of the 39 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

About 81% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 30% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Seattle Pacific University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Of the 199 students majoring in grade specific ed at SPU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 76% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Of the 128 students majoring in grade specific ed at Oregon State, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Saint Mary’s College of California ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

Of the 87 students majoring in grade specific ed at SMC, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

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

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#9

Corban University

Salem, OR

Corban University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Corban is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salem.

Of the 21 students majoring in grade specific ed at Corban, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,780
Oregon 1,864
California 7,510
Nevada 608
Hawaii 346
Alaska 145

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

Grade Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 39 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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