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2023 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

8 Colleges
$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Oregon. With 767 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Oregon to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Oregon Schools for a Master's in General Education

#1

University of Portland

Portland, OR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Portland the best school in Oregon for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lewis & Clark College is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

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#3

Corban University

Salem, OR

The excellent master’s degree programs at Corban University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Oregon. Corban is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salem.

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#4

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

Out of the 8 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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With a ranking of #6, Western Oregon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

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Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

Full General Education at Portland State University Report

Southern Oregon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

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 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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