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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Oregon

9 Colleges
$43,103 Avg Salary
$24,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education School for You

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 367 degrees and certificates from an Oregon school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Education Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Oregon to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the most popular school in Oregon for general education students. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Portland

Portland, OR

The excellent programs at University of Portland helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Oregon. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

The excellent programs at George Fox University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Oregon. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Oregon University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Oregon list. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 9 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Corban University

Salem, OR

Corban University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in Oregon ranking. Corban is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salem.

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#8

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

Lewis & Clark College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

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With a ranking of #8, Western Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,275
Washington 419
Nevada 36
Hawaii 10
Alaska 26

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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