2023 Best Value Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for teaching students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Best Value Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our 2023 rankings named Spokane Falls Community College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for teaching students working on their undergraduate certificate. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 32 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Falls Community College are $5,135 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $11,572 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Spokane Falls Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
Spokane Falls Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Alliant International University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in San Diego, California, the small private for-profit school awarded 44 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Alliant are $16,631 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Alliant. In fact, around 52% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in the Far Western US Region . Fairbanks, Alaska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 2 students in 2020-2021.
UAF undergraduate students pay an average of $25,654 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that UAF does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
UAF also took the #2 spot in our Best Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 40 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at SPU are $35,646 a year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at SPU. In fact, around 98% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
SPU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Oregon University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. EOU is a small public school situated in La Grande, Oregon. It awarded 111 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EOU are $22,386 per year.
EOU does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #6, College of Southern Nevada did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their undergraduate certificate. This large public school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 1 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at CSN are $11,534 a year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $15,460 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that CSN does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Northwest University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Kirkland, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Northwest University undergraduate students pay an average of $33,980 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Northwest University. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 32% took at least some of their classes online.
Northwest University also made our Best Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #4.
University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 55 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UH Manoa are $34,218 a year.
Online courses are available at UH Manoa, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Redlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Redlands, California. It awarded 2 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Redlands are $52,500 per year.
University of Redlands is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
University of Redlands also took the #5 spot in our Best Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
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*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
References
- 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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