Oslo

===Institutions of higher education===
*[[University of Oslo]] (Universitetet i Oslo [UiO])—[[bachelor's degree|undergraduate]], [[master's degree|graduate]] and PhD programs in most fields
*[[Oslo Metropolitan University]] (Oslomet – Storbyuniversitetet), established 2018. Formerly [[Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences]] (Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus (HiOA)) (2011–2018) and [[Oslo University College]] (Høgskolen i Oslo) (1994–2011). Focuses on 3–4-year [[First professional degree|professional degree]] programs.
*[[BI Norwegian Business School]] (Handelshøyskolen BI)—primarily economics and [[Management|business administration]]. The former college was granted a university status in 2018. 
*[[Kristiania University College]] (Høyskolen Kristiania), a merger of many smaller independent colleges in Oslo, now offers education on bachelor's master's and PhD level in a broad range of subjects.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historien om Kristiania |url=https://historie.kristiania.no/ |access-date=23 May 2023 |website=Høyskolen Kristiania}}</ref>
*[[Oslo School of Architecture and Design]] (Arkitektur-og designhøgskolen i Oslo [AHO])
*[[Norwegian School of Sport Sciences]] (Norges idrettshøgskole [NIH])—offers opportunities to study at the Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nih.no/ |title=Norges idrettshøgskole&nbsp;— forskning og høyere utdanning innenfor idrettsvitenskap&nbsp;— NIH |publisher=Nih.no |access-date=10 June 2009 |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309152658/https://www.nih.no// |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Norwegian Academy of Music]] (Norges musikkhøgskole)
*[[MF Norwegian School of Theology]] (Det teologiske Menighetsfakultet – MF)
*[[Oslo National Academy of the Arts]] (Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo or Statens teaterhøgskole – KHIO)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.khio.no/ |title=Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo |publisher=Khio.no |date=1 August 2000 |access-date=10 June 2009 |archive-date=26 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626204859/http://hio.no/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Norwegian University of Life Sciences]] (Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet – NMBU) located in Ås, right outside of Oslo<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.umb.no/ |title=Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap&nbsp;— UMB |publisher=Umb.no |access-date=10 June 2009 |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309124428/http://www.umb.no// |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Norwegian Military Academy|Norwegian Army Academy]] (Krigsskolen)
*Norwegian Defence University College (Forsvarets høgskole)
*Norwegian Police University College (Politihøgskolen – PHS)
*Oslo Academy of Fine Arts (Statens kunstakademi)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ska-wiki.no/ |title=Ska-Wiki – Ska-Wiki<!-- Bot generated title --> |work=ska-wiki.no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010095815/https://www.ska-wiki.no/ |archive-date=10 October 2007 }}</ref>

The level of education and productivity in the workforce is high in Norway. Nearly half of those with education at tertiary level in Norway live in the Oslo region, placing it among Europe's top three regions in relation to education.
In 2008, the total workforce in the greater Oslo region (5 counties) numbered 1,020,000 people. The greater Oslo region has several higher educational institutions and is home to more than 73,000 students. The University of Oslo is the largest institution for higher education in Norway with 27,400 students and 7,028 employees in total.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uio.no/om/tall-og-fakta/uio-i-tall/ |title=UiO i tall |publisher=uio.no |access-date=22 March 2012 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308054710/https://www.uio.no/om/tall-og-fakta/uio-i-tall/ |url-status=live}}</ref>