Best Facilities Manager programs in Oregon, ranked by enrollment
Plan, direct, or coordinate operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings.
31 schools in Oregon run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,708 people a year. The job pays a median of $110,710 in Oregon across about 1,830 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Oregon that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
7 programs in Oregon that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Oregon (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Oregon page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.0201In Oregon → | 1,737 | 64.1% | 27 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 52.0101In Oregon → | 837 | 30.9% | 13 | $44,700 | $24,000 |
| 3 | CIP 52.0205In Oregon → | 85 | 3.1% | 4 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 4 | CIP 15.1501In Oregon → | 30 | 1.1% | 2 | $68,912 | $25,236 |
| 5 | CIP 46.0412In Oregon → | 17 | 0.6% | 1 | $31,641 | $9,500 |
| 6 | CIP 30.1201In Oregon → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,326 | $22,812 |
| 7 | CIP 52.0202In Oregon → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
Top 25 schools in Oregon
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 13 of the 31 schools in this state.
All 31 schools in Oregon
Every school in Oregon with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oregon | Eugene | Public | 761 | 3 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis | Public | 534 | 3 |
| Portland State University | Portland | Public | 159 | 2 |
| Southern Oregon University | Ashland | Public | 156 | 1 |
| George Fox University | Newberg | Private not-for-profit | 98 | 1 |
| Willamette University | Salem | Private not-for-profit | 81 | 1 |
| Klamath Community College | Klamath Falls | Public | 74 | 1 |
| Clackamas Community College | Oregon City | Public | 73 | 3 |
| Pacific University | Forest Grove | Private not-for-profit | 71 | 1 |
| Western Oregon University | Monmouth | Public | 70 | 1 |
| Rogue Community College | Grants Pass | Public | 65 | 2 |
| University of Portland | Portland | Private not-for-profit | 62 | 2 |
| Portland Community College | Portland | Public | 60 | 2 |
| Corban University | Salem | Private not-for-profit | 57 | 2 |
| Lane Community College | Eugene | Public | 51 | 2 |
What facilities managers earn in Oregon
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $106,660. Oregon pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Oregon
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Facilities Managers page.
How to become a Facilities Manager
Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Oregon
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 13 majors mapped to Facilities Managers13 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 15.1501Engineering/Industrial Management
- 19.0604Facilities Planning and Management
- 30.1201Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
- 30.1299Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other
- 31.0301Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
- 46.0401Building/Property Maintenance
- 46.0412Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
- 51.0702Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
- 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
- 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
- 52.0202Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
- 52.0205Operations Management and Supervision
- 52.0904Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
Common questions
Answers for people weighing facilities managers programs in Oregon.
What degree do you need to become a Facilities Manager?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 1,737 degrees in Oregon in 2024-25, 64.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Facilities Manager?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 7 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Business/Commerce, Engineering-Related Fields, Building/Construction Finishing, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 2,708 people a year in Oregon.
How much do facilities managers earn in Oregon?+
The median is $110,710 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 3.8% above the U.S. median of $106,660. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for facilities managers growing?+
BLS projects a +3.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 13,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Oregon?+
31 institutions in Oregon reported graduates from at least one of the 7 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do facilities managers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Security Manager, Security Director, Facilities Manager, Facilities Director, Regional Security Manager, Corporate Security Manager among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-3013.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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