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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Oregon

10 Colleges
$51,290 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

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Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked 4th in Oregon. In fact, 246 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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.

The Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Oregon

Check out the subject specific ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Linfield University - McMinnville Campus the best school in Oregon for teacher education subject specific students. Linfield is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of McMinnville.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Linfield take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 10 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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#3

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lewis & Clark College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

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#4

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Out of the 10 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

University of Portland

Portland, OR

The excellent programs at University of Portland helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Oregon. 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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#6

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

George Fox University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Oregon ranking. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Newberg.

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Western Oregon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

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#8

Bushnell University

Eugene, OR

Bushnell University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, Bushnell University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Portland State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 602
California 1,037
Nevada 109
Hawaii 13
Alaska 24

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

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.

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