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2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$17,319 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,664 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate 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.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Oregon to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education

#1

University of Portland

Portland, OR

Our analysis found University of Portland to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Oregon. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Portland graduate students pay an average of $23,868 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Portland is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in Oregon.

Full General Education at University of Portland Report

Out of the 3 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

Portland State University graduate students pay an average of $16,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Portland State University also took the #5 spot in our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon rankings.

Read full report on General Education at Portland State University

#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

UO graduate students pay an average of $18,120 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UO not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list.

Full General Education at University of Oregon Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 3 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.

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