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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Oregon

15 Colleges
$43,103 Avg Salary
$24,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education School for You

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 767 degrees and certificates from an Oregon school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

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The Most Popular General Education Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Oregon to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the most popular school in Oregon for general education students. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Oregon list. Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

On average, education graduates from Western Oregon State College take out $21,667 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full General Education at Western Oregon University Report

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 15 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Portland

Portland, OR

The excellent programs at University of Portland helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Oregon. University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

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#5

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Oregon list. UO is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eugene.

Education majors at UO take out an average of $21,333 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $567.

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#6

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

With a ranking of #6, Klamath Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Klamath Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Klamath Falls.

Read full report on General Education at Klamath Community College

With a ranking of #7, Southern Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Southern Oregon University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland.

Read full report on General Education at Southern Oregon University

#8

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

George Fox University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Located in the town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Corban University

Salem, OR

Corban University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salem, Corban is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, education graduates from Corban take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full General Education at Corban University Report

#10

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Forest Grove.

While working on their degree, education majors at Pacific accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

Full General Education at Pacific University Report

Best General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 7,063
Washington 728
Nevada 36
Hawaii 64
Alaska 26

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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