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Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

7 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

With 234 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #52 most popular major in Oregon.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Oregon to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

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

Women make up 80% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#2

Bushnell University

Eugene, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bushnell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, Bushnell University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in special ed at Bushnell University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Special Education at Bushnell University Report

#2

University of Portland

Portland, OR

Out of the 7 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Portland landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in special ed at University of Portland, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Portland

Out of the 7 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

Read full report on Special Education at Western Oregon University

#5

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Fox University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Oregon. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

Read full report on Special Education at George Fox University

#6

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

Lewis & Clark College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Read full report on Special Education at Lewis & Clark College

Portland State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Special Education at Portland State University Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,861
Washington 238
Nevada 215
Hawaii 49
Alaska 52

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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