by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Oregon” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across Oregon, there were 46 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Oregon” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Oregon” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Oregon”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clackamas Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Oregon list. Clackamas Community College is located in Oregon City, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering at Clackamas Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Linn-Benton Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Oregon list. LBCC is a public institution located in Albany, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Klamath Falls, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Oregon Institute of Technology General Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Portland. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Oregon. University of Portland is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Fox University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Oregon. George Fox University is a small school located in Newberg, Oregon that handed out 0 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
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