At a Glance: Graduate School of Education and Counseling

The Graduate School of Education and Counseling offers degrees, licensure, endorsement, and licensure preparation in a number of areas.

• Addictions counseling
• Licensed professional counseling
• Marriage, couple, and family therapy
• Education leadership
• School counseling
• School psychology
• Teaching

The Graduate School of Education and Counseling also offers extensive career development opportunities, including summer institutes, certificate programs, and continuing education credits through our Center for Community Engagement.

Enrollment, Fall 2008

Total enrollment: 873

• Teacher Education (prospective teachers): 132
• Teacher Education (current teachers): 228
• Educational Leadership: 186
• Educational Leadership (doctoral program): 34
• School Counseling: 51
• Community Counseling and Addiction Studies: 132
• Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy: 56
• Psychological and Cultural Studies: 5
• School Psychology: 49

Profile of Entering Class, 2008-09

• Average student age: 36
• Student age range: 21-64
• Percentage who completed post-secondary studies outside Oregon: 47%
• Percentage from regions other than the West Coast: 29%

GPA

• Average bachelor’s degree GPA: 3.32
• Average post-bachelor’s degree GPA: 3.77

Financial Aid

• Percentage of degree-seeking students who receive financial aid: 78%
• Percentage of enrolled students who receive financial aid: 63%

Program Completion Numbers (2007-08)

• Master’s degrees: 223
• Educational Specialist's degrees: 13
• Doctoral degrees: 6
• Have met requirements toward additional licenses, endorsements, or other nondegree programs: 175

Career Outcomes   

Sample list of jobs held by our alumni

• Classroom teacher, area school district
• Classroom specialist, area school district
• Superintendant, Portland Public Schools
• Program manager, Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center
• Bilingual therapist, Multnomah County Family Court
• Counselor, private practice

Academic Excellence

Number of contract faculty: 23
Percentage of tenure-track faculty who hold a Ph.D.: 100%

Student Life

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