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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$19,910 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts / sciences and humanities was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 2,680 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Liberal Arts & Humanities

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Los Angeles the best value school in the Far Western US Region for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State LA are $17,723 per year.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at California State University - Los Angeles Report

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Dominguez Hills the best value school in the Far Western US Region for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUDH are $17,998 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 a year.

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Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 121
Washington 0
Oregon 23
Nevada 0
Alaska 7

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 2,680

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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