2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Washington to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington
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Our 2023 rankings named Seattle Pacific University the best school in Washington for students working on their graduate certificate.
SPU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 83% 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 Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list.
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.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Whitworth University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Washington.
Whitworth does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 10% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $21,447 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Seattle U. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City University of Seattle. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list.
Online graduate courses are available at CityU, 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 79% took at least some of their classes online.
Saint Martin’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Saint Martin’s. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Eastern Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since EWU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Antioch University - Seattle did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Antioch University - Seattle are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Central Washington University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list.
Online graduate courses are available at CWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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