by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in Oregon” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Curriculum & Instruction is the 55th most popular major in the country with 19,832 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, curriculum and instruction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $50,993 and had an average of $28,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across Oregon, there were 58 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,875 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in Oregon” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in curriculum and instruction. To top this list, a school must have a successful curriculum and instruction program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Curriculum 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 “Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in Oregon”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 45 ’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Portland State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in Oregon list. Western Oregon University is a public institution located in Monmouth, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Western Oregon State College
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Forest Grove, Oregon, and it awarded 1 ’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
