Ranked #29 in popularity, special education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for special education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 253 degrees in special education during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The special ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Special Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for special education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Special Education Schools in Oregon list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the special ed degrees they offer, see the list below.
Western Oregon University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in special education. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 47 special education students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the special education major at Western Oregon University get $8,156 above the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Any student who is interested in special education needs to check out University of Oregon. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were approximately 55 special education students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year. Those special education students who get their degree from University of Oregon earn $2,004 more than the standard special ed grad.
Pacific University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in special education. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Forest Grove. A Best Colleges rank of #411 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pacific is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 special education students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program state that they receive average early career income of $53,398.
Chemeketa Community College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in special education. Located in the suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 11th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 49 special education students who graduated with this degree at Chemeketa Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The special ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Special Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for special education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
