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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

12 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 4th in Oregon. In fact, 4,001 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Oregon to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Portland State University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Oregon. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Oregon. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.

Read full report on Education at Oregon State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the midsize suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 144 students majoring in education at Southern Oregon University, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#5

University of Portland

Portland, OR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Portland is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#6

Corban University

Salem, OR

With a ranking of #6, Corban University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Corban is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salem.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

Read full report on Education at Corban University

Western Oregon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on Education at Western Oregon University

#8

Bushnell University

Eugene, OR

Bushnell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, Bushnell University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#9

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

Lewis & Clark College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Full Education at Lewis & Clark College Report

#10

Multnomah University

Portland, OR

Multnomah University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Multnomah University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

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Best Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 25,545
Washington 5,206
Hawaii 830
Nevada 1,387
Alaska 331

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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