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2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

5 Schools Ranked
$23,182 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Washington to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
$13,740 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the best school in Washington for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Wazzu. In 2019-2020 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Washington State University Report

#2

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington

Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the # 2 spot on the list.

SPU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Whitworth University

Spokane, Washington

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Whitworth University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Washington.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Whitworth. During the 2019-2020 year, about 10% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

City University of Seattle

Seattle, Washington

The excellent graduate certificate programs at City University of Seattle helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Washington.

Online graduate courses are available at CityU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full City University of Seattle Report

#5

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
$13,379 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at EWU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Eastern Washington University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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