450+
degrees awarded per year
College of Education
The PSU College of Education (COE), located in downtown Portland, is recognized as the largest, most innovative, and most diverse school of education in Oregon. Our professional staff and faculty foster equity, diversity, and inclusion in our four departments: Counselor Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Policy, and Special Education. Our departments offer experiences for new and returning academics, as well as professionals seeking to expand their professional skills. We offer undergraduate opportunities, master’s degrees, a multidisciplinary doctoral degree, licensing programs, graduate certificates, and training programs.
4
national accreditations
40+
diverse programs
4
departments
92%
immediate employment rate
PSU professors win $1M grant to connect math teaching to real-world…
by Cristina Rojas May 25, 2021
"When will I ever use this in real life?"
It's an age-old question that math teachers have had to face at one point or another. A new three-year project out of Portland…
July 20, 2021
By the time Elijah Akinyemi ('83, MS '84) came to America at the age of 23, he knew his calling was to open doors for people with disabilities. Born in a small farming village in Nigeria, Akinyemi's life trajectory was altered by a bout with measles at the age of two that caused permanent blindness.
“All my life and everything about me is built around disability,” Akinyemi says. “If I had not lost my sight, I would be a hunter or farmer. I'm the only one from my…
July 19, 2021
“Fail early, fail often.”
Many of us shy away from the idea of failure, or the possibility of making a mistake,…
July 19, 2021
Housed in the Portland State Business Accelerator, or PSBA, The Cube is an incubator for student-led…