2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was the most popular one in Oregon. In total, 3,137 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Oregon.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education
Our 2023 rankings named Corban University the best value school in Oregon for education students working on their graduate certificate. Corban is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salem.
Corban graduate students pay an average of $9,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Corban also made our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #4.
Out of the 9 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oregon State are $15,569 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Oregon State is ranked #1 for overall quality for education in Oregon.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Portland State University are $16,518 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern Oregon University are $15,734 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UO are $18,120 per year.
UO also took the #5 spot in our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon rankings.
Lewis & Clark College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lewis and Clark College are $17,910 a year.
With a ranking of #7, Western Oregon University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western Oregon State College are $18,369 per year.
University of Portland ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Portland are $23,868 per year.
University of Portland did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list.
Bushnell University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, Bushnell University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Bushnell University graduate students pay an average of $17,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Best Value Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 17,606 |
Washington | 2,740 |
Nevada | 702 |
Hawaii | 401 |
Alaska | 259 |
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Educational Administration | 45,458 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
Special Education | 25,158 |
General Education | 21,189 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
Student Counseling | 13,840 |
Instructional Media Design | 8,387 |
Teaching English or French | 4,743 |
Other Education | 2,513 |
Multilingual Education | 1,672 |
Educational Assessment | 1,215 |
Education Philosophy | 421 |
International Education | 257 |
Teaching Assistants | 20 |
Majors Similar to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Psychology | 42,013 |
Social Sciences | 22,292 |
Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
Library Science | 5,929 |
History | 4,391 |
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 Horadrim.
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