Adult & Continuing Education at Oregon State University

If you are interested in studying adult & continuing education, you may want to check out the program at Oregon State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and approximately 32,312 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Adult & Continuing Education section at the bottom of this page.

Oregon State Adult & Continuing Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Adult and Continuing Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Oregon State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Oregon State offers distance education options for adult and continuing ed at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Oregon State Adult & Continuing Education Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in adult and continuing ed, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Adult and Continuing Ed Student Demographics at Oregon State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the adult and continuing ed majors at Oregon State University.

Oregon State Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Program

56% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of adult and continuing ed master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in adult and continuing ed each year. Oregon State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a adult and continuing ed master's degree from Oregon State, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon State University with a master's in adult and continuing ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Adult and Continuing Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in adult and continuing ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	2,800	$44,720

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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