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Project management certification in Washington

56 project management programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

20 schools offer these project management programs, and Washington has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Project management specialists coordinate a project's budget, schedule and other details. Most have a bachelor's degree, some jobs ask for work experience, and professional certification, though not always required, shows employers what you can do.1

In Washington, 16 of the 56 programs take students without a high school diploma, 16 ask for a diploma or equivalent, 23 ask for earlier courses first and 1 asks for an associate degree.

By kind, the 56 programs here are project management certificate or course (17 programs), Lean Six Sigma (13 programs), PMP exam prep (13 programs), Agile and Scrum (5 programs), and 8 more of 2 other kinds.

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How much does project management certification cost in Washington?

$1,625 to $3,393 is what most project management programs in Washington cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 43 programs with a price. All of them: $695 to $11,799

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
Only 13 of 56 programs report it
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Only 6 of 56 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
6 to 30 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Washington may also offer project management certification. How these figures are made

Is there free project management certification in Washington?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 56 project management programs in Washington approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for project management certification in Washington

WIOA funding can pay for project management certification in Washington

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for project management certification

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for project management certification

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Project management certification in Washington

programs with a price cost under $2,000
18 of 43
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
8th of 30
project management programs here, against the typical state's 13
56 vs 13

State comparisons use the same figures as the project management certification by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Project management certification in Seattle, Portland, Spokane and other Washington cities

Areas with 10 or more programs have a page of their own. Choosing another area filters the program list above. 11 programs are online.

Other training in Washington

How project management certification compares with the rest of business and office work: Business and office training in Washington

Where the Washington project management program numbers come from

Which Washington project management programs are on this list?

These are the project management programs Washington approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Washington offers.

How the prices and results of Washington project management programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about project management certification in Washington

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Project Management Specialists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List