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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Oregon

2 Colleges
$48,687 Avg Salary
$20,807 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, special education students earned 234 degrees and certificates from an Oregon school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Oregon to see which online programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found Chemeketa Community College to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue an online degree in Oregon. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

While working on their degree, special ed majors at Chemeketa Community College accumulate an average of around $20,807 in student debt.

Read full report on Special Education at Chemeketa Community College

The excellent online programs at Western Oregon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Oregon. 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

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

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

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

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 2 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).
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