General Education at Western Oregon University

If you plan to study general education, take a look at what Western Oregon University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and has a total student population of 4,554. In 2021, 158 general education majors received their bachelor's degree from Western Oregon State College.

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

Western Oregon State College General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Education
• Master’s Degree in General Education

Western Oregon State College General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general education progam at Western Oregon State College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general education major at Western Oregon State College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused General Education Schools	21
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	74
Best General Education Schools	109
	116
Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools	314

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in general education from Western Oregon State College. This makes it the #314 most popular school for general education master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Education Student Demographics at Western Oregon State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general education majors at Western Oregon University.

Western Oregon State College General Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 158 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general education from Western Oregon State College in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general education at Western Oregon State College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Oregon University with a bachelor's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	110
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Western Oregon State College General Education Master’s Program

Of the 2 general education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Western Oregon State College, about 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general education each year. Western Oregon State College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 80% more men than average.

In the general education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Oregon University with a master's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Western Oregon State College also has a doctoral program available in general education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in general education 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 Western Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Education Professors	910	$62,640

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
• Image Credit: By Andrew Parodi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.