2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon
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The Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Oregon to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon
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Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the best school in Oregon for students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Oregon State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 43% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 10 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Portland landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Since the graduate programs at University of Portland are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Fox University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list.
Online graduate courses are available at GFU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 10 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Corban University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Corban. In fact, around 33% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 10 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the # 5 spot on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UO. In 2019-2020 about 9% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #6, Lewis & Clark College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Lewis and Clark College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Portland State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Portland State University accumulate an average of $29,312 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Portland State University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 20% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Southern Oregon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Southern Oregon University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Western Oregon University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Western Oregon State College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
Bushnell University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, Bushnell University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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%.
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