2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 199,724 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
The Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 53 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brandman University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Brandman also is in the top 15% of our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means City University of Seattle is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CityU are $11,812 a year.
Out of the 53 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Whitworth are $12,456 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Corban University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Corban is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salem.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Corban are $9,760 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Martin’s University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 a year.
National University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in tuition and fees each year.
Mount Saint Mary’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSMU are $13,099 a year.
Loyola Marymount University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 per year.
California State University - Sacramento landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sac State are $18,330 a year.
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California State University - Long Beach landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 per year.
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Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 17,606 |
| Washington | 2,740 |
| Oregon | 3,137 |
| Nevada | 702 |
| Hawaii | 401 |
| Alaska | 259 |
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 45,458 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
| Special Education | 25,158 |
| General Education | 21,189 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
| Student Counseling | 13,840 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,387 |
| Teaching English or French | 4,743 |
| Other Education | 2,513 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,672 |
| Educational Assessment | 1,215 |
| Education Philosophy | 421 |
| International Education | 257 |
| Teaching Assistants | 20 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Psychology | 42,013 |
| Social Sciences | 22,292 |
| Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 Horadrim.
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