2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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The Best 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 84 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our 2023 rankings named Fielding Graduate University the best school in the Far Western US Region for students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Fielding. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Presidio Graduate School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Far Western US Region .
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Graduate Certificate recipients from SCU accumulate an average of $18,093 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SCU. In fact, around 10% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 84 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keck Graduate Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,498 in student loans.
KGI 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. In fact, around 4% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW Seattle. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 7% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Claremont Graduate University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Claremont Graduate University 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Since the graduate programs at Linfield OCE are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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Stanford University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Stanford. During the 2019-2020 year, about 10% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Seattle Pacific University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SPU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 83% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #10, California State University - San Marcos did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CSUSM. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Graduate Certificate recipients from UC Berkeley accumulate an average of $18,850 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that UC Berkeley does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 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, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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With a ranking of #13, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, Brandman is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list.
Washington State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Wazzu. In 2019-2020 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Southern California came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that USC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UC Irvine. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
Heritage University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $24,916 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Heritage University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 5% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #19, Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Loyola Marymount University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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 Redlands landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
University of Redlands is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that National University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 48% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Whitworth University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Whitworth. In 2019-2020 about 10% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,447 in student loans.
Online graduate courses are available at Seattle U, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list.
San Jose State 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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%.
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