by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Education Major in Oregon for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across Oregon, there were 795 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,103 and $24,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 343 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,963 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in Oregon for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general education.
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The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Education Major in Oregon for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Oregon for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 173 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Oregon for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Portland landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Portland is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 85 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Oregon for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the #3 spot on the list. George Fox University is located in Newberg, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Oregon for a Master’s list. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized school located in Ashland, Oregon that handed out 21 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Oregon for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Read more about General Education at Oregon State University
With a ranking of #6, Corban University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Oregon for a Master’s list. Corban University is located in Salem, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lewis & Clark College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Oregon for a Master’s ranking. Lewis and Clark College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Western Oregon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Oregon for a Master’s list. Western Oregon University is a small school located in Monmouth, Oregon that handed out 2 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Western Oregon State College
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