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When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. 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.
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Top Business Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our analysis found Santa Clara University to be the best school for business students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region .
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,093 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SCU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 10% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education. The school came in at #2 on this year’s list.
Linfield OCE is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business schools in the Far Western US Region .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at USC. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s list.
Since the graduate programs at Loyola Marymount are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Out of the 33 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 5 spot on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Golden Gate University - San Francisco. During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Claremont Graduate University ranked #6 on this year’s list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Claremont Graduate University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 67% 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 business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Seattle U accumulate an average of $21,447 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Seattle U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Washington State University ranked #8 on this year’s 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 30% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
City University of Seattle did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.
CityU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Brandman University landed the #10 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
If you are interested in distance education, Brandman is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
California Lutheran University landed the #11 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
Online graduate courses are available at CLU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
National University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
National 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Oregon came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
One thing to take note of is that UO does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 9% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Oregon State University landed the #14 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Oregon State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.
San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that San Jose State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #16 on this year’s list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UAF. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #17, California State University - Channel Islands did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CSUCI. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Eastern Oregon University landed the #18 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
Online graduate courses are available at EOU, 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 64% took at least some of their classes online.
San Diego State University ranked #19 on this year’s list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SDSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Concordia University, Irvine came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, Concordia University, Irvine is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Central Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #21 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CWU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #22 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
UNLV 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 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #23, Portland State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Portland State University accumulate an average of $29,312 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Portland State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 20% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
DeVry University - California landed the #24 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
DeVry University - California does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 63% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Alaska Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Alaska Pacific are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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