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2023 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

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$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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The Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Oregon to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the most popular school in Oregon for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 173 students majoring in education at Portland State University, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#2

University of Portland

Portland, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Portland is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Fox University is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

Of the 36 students majoring in education at GFU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in education at Southern Oregon University, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 8 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Women make up 53% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at Oregon State University Report

#6

Corban University

Salem, OR

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

Women make up 33% of the education majors at the school.

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

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#7

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

Lewis & Clark College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general education programs. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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