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2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

10 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

General Education is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,189 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Claremont Graduate University the best school in the Far Western US Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, education majors at UC Berkeley accumulate an average of around $18,850 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Sacramento is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Azusa Pacific University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.

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#5

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

On average, education graduates from Northcentral University take out $17,571 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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California State University - Fresno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Portland

Portland, OR

University of Portland landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate general education programs. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Education 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.

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#10

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Portland State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,275
Washington 419
Oregon 367
Nevada 36
Hawaii 10
Alaska 26

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • 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 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 KOKUYO.

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