by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Oregon, there were 795 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon list. Western Oregon University is a small school located in Monmouth, Oregon that handed out 160 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Corban University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon list. Salem, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general education degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Portland. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon list. University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 91 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Klamath Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon. Located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, this small public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified ’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the #5 spot on the list. GFU is a small school located in Newberg, Oregon that handed out 36 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Southern Oregon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon list. Ashland, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general education degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
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Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon ranking, coming in at #7. Forest Grove, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general education degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Portland State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon ranking. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 176 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oregon State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon ranking. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 95 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Oregon did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon ranking, coming in at #10. University of Oregon is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 76 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lewis & Clark College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon ranking. Lewis and Clark College is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 2 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Portland Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 6 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. Hood Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon ranking. Gresham, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Oregon University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Oregon ranking. Located in La Grande, Oregon, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s general education students in 2020-2021.
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