2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Oregon

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Teacher Education is the 110th most popular major in the country with 8,205 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Oregon, there were 714 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 267 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree teacher education students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Oregon

#1

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

#4 in overall quality

$14,247 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Fox University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon. Newberg, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 93 students in 2019-2020.

GFU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GFU are $14,247.

Read full report on Teacher Education at George Fox University

#2

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$28,518 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Oregon State College are $28,518, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western Oregon State College Teacher Education Report

#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 87 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991.

Read more about Teacher Education at University of Oregon

#4

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, Oregon

#5 in overall quality

$17,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon list. La Grande, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

EOU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Oregon University are $17,550.

Read full report on Teacher Education at EOU

#5

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$35,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the #5 spot on the list. Pacific is a small school located in Forest Grove, Oregon that handed out 26 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $35,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Pacific University

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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