Ranked #17 in popularity, elementary education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Elementary Education Schools in Oregon ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 354 degrees in elementary education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The elementary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Elementary Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for elementary education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The elementary teaching 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 the Best Elementary Education Schools in Oregon.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of elementary teaching degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat Western Oregon University if you want to pursue a degree in elementary education. Western Oregon State College is a small public university located in the fringe town of Monmouth. A Best Colleges rank of #428 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Western Oregon State College is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of Portland if you wish to pursue a degree in elementary education. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #231 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Portland is a great university overall.
There were roughly 18 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at University of Portland in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Oregon State University if you want to pursue a degree in elementary education. Oregon State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Corvallis. A Best Colleges rank of #210 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.
There were about 60 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat George Fox University if you wish to pursue a degree in elementary education. Located in the town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 9th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 66 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at GFU in the most recent data year.
Eastern Oregon University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in elementary education. EOU is a small public university located in the remote town of La Grande. This university ranks 19th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 76 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at EOU in the most recent data year.
Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Portland. A Best Colleges rank of #500 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lewis and Clark College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 11 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Lewis and Clark College in the most recent year we have data available.
Southern Oregon University is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize suburb of Ashland. This university ranks 18th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 42 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Southern Oregon University in the most recent data year.
Linfield is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of McMinnville. This university ranks 11th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 24 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Linfield in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, Bushnell University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 24th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 15 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Bushnell University in the most recent data year.
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 elementary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Elementary Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for elementary education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
