2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 84 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 429 students in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $29,312 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Portland State University. In fact, around 20% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Oregon helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in the Far Western US Region . Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 409 students in 2020-2021.
Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UO. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 9% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State University is a large public school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 403 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Oregon State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 43% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Pullman, Washington, the large public school handed out 360 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Wazzu, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 30% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Seattle Pacific University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 255 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SPU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 83% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. SMC is located in Moraga, California and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 172 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Northcentral University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in San Diego, California that handed out 153 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $22,015 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Northcentral University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of California - Irvine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 144 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UC Irvine. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southern Oregon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Ashland, Oregon, the medium-sized public school awarded 144 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Southern Oregon University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Southern California came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 82 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
USC does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that UCSB does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
San Francisco State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SFSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 93% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Cal State LA does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Eastern Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in Cheney, Washington, the fairly large public school handed out 39 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
EWU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
San Diego State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SDSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UAF. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Azusa Pacific University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Azusa Pacific University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Azusa, California that handed out 36 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Azusa Pacific is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Vanguard University of Southern California ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Costa Mesa, California, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 35 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Vanguard is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
California State University - Long Beach ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - Long Beach is a large public school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 34 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $18,477 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CSULB. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
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University of Alaska Southeast landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UAS. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Alaska Anchorage ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. University of Alaska Anchorage is a fairly large public school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 28 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UAA. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
Holy Names University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list. HNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oakland, California. It awarded 27 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $18,972 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at HNU are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
With a ranking of #23, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Loyola Marymount are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
University of Portland ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out University of Portland. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. This large public school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 24 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNLV. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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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