2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington
A student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington
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Our analysis found Washington State University to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Washington. Washington State University is a large public school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 676 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Wazzu does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 30% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 255 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
One thing to take note of is that SPU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 18 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Seattle University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 178 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $21,447 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 46% were women.
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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. EWU is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 60 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
EWU 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 92% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Antioch University - Seattle is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Seattle, Washington, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 56 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Antioch University - Seattle. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
City University of Seattle landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. City University of Seattle is a small private not-for-profit school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 53 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CityU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Bastyr University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Bastyr University is located in Kenmore, Washington and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Bastyr University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 8% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Western Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
WWU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 12% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Whitworth University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
Whitworth does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 10% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Central Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CWU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Martin’s University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Located in Lacey, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Saint Martin’s, 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 98% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 11 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UW Seattle, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 7% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #13, Heritage University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Heritage University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Toppenish, Washington that handed out 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $24,916 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
Heritage University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 5% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Pacific Lutheran University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at PLU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Northwest University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that Northwest University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 13% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #14, Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Northwest University CAPS does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 93% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Faith International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Faith does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 45% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Gonzaga University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Gonzaga, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 92% 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 18 schools only.
References
- 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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