Ranked #29 in popularity, special education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for special education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 250 degrees in special education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The special ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Special Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for special education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Special Education Schools in Oregon list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the special ed degrees they offer, see the list below.
Western Oregon University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in special education. Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 6th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 53 special education students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program state that they receive average early career income of $49,118.
Pacific University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in special education. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Forest Grove. A Best Colleges rank of #194 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pacific is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 special education students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program report average early career income of $48,860.
Any student pursuing a degree in special education needs to check out University of Oregon. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were approximately 42 special education students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program report average early career income of $45,880.
Portland State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in special education. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 63 special education students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program report average early career income of $49,417.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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The special ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Special Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for special education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
