Schools & Colleges
College of the Arts
Our artistic heart lies in four schools: architecture, art & design, music, and theatre & film, where more than 125 teaching faculty, staff and instructors collaborate with students and the city’s major arts institutions to energize and enrich the arts community.
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
As the largest academic school at Portland State, CLAS is a hotbed of learning and exploration. From economic sustainability in East Africa and proficiency in Asian languages to workplace dynamics in the U.S. and the art of writing short stories, students learn from a faculty deeply enmeshed in a range of fields.
College of Urban & Public Affairs
The only school of its kind in the U.S., we join three cornerstone disciplines of contemporary life -- urban studies, community health, and government -- under one roof. Our students and faculty team with community organizations, imagine original solutions, and implement them in real-time.
Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science
Portland State’s Maseeh College not only offers students a high-quality education but helps launch careers through collaboration with world-class professors on real-world projects.
School of Business Administration
Join students from around the world in a unique focus on global business, holistic leadership, and sustainable innovation. At Portland State, business as usual is anything but as students strive to build the economic and social vitality of communities.
School of Education
Each year, students at Oregon’s largest and most comprehensive school of education master the skills and develop the tools to teach and counsel others. We are deeply entwined in the work lives of Oregon’s educators and counselors, who rely on the school to advance their careers and further hone their talents.
School of Extended Studies
Nowhere is our commitment to community connection more obvious than in Extended Studies, which uses the strengths of the University to serve and empower lifelong learners by delivering programs that are flexible, responsive, and innovative.
School of Social Work
The School of Social Work is proud to be the only university in Oregon to offer programs in master’s and Ph.D. level social work. Combined with our bachelor’s students and our unwavering faculty, our social work community is dedicated to eradicating poverty, fighting for social justice, and empowering all individuals and groups to determine their own destinies.
