2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon
A teaching student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Oregon to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon
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Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the most popular school in Oregon for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 429 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $29,312 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Portland State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 20% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in Eugene, Oregon, the large public school handed out 409 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
UO does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 9% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Oregon. This large public school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 403 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Oregon State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 43% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Oregon University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Southern Oregon University is a public institution located in Ashland, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 144 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Southern Oregon University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Portland helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Oregon. University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 24 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
University of Portland is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #6, Corban University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Salem, Oregon, and it awarded 22 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Corban, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 33% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Western Oregon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Western Oregon University is a small public school located in Monmouth, Oregon that handed out 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Western Oregon State College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
Bushnell University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. Bushnell University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Bushnell University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Lewis & Clark College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. Lewis and Clark College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Lewis and Clark College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
George Fox University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. Located in Newberg, Oregon, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
One thing to take note of is that GFU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, Multnomah University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Portland, Oregon, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Multnomah University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #12, Eastern Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at EOU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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