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2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
449 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor's in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 101,094 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,557 and had an average of $26,381 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 998 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,135 and $26,254 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 449 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon bachelor’s degree accounting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school handed out 162 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Portland State University is $11,198 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Accounting at Portland State University

#2

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. Oregon Institute of Technology is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

OIT also made our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $10,521 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oregon Institute of Technology.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at Oregon Institute of Technology

#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 125 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also made our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $12,690 for oregon bachelor’s degree accounting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Oregon.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at UO

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 76 students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. It costs about $14,157 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oregon State.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting at Oregon State University

#5

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, Oregon
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Oregon University landed the #5 spot on the list. EOU is located in La Grande, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

EOU also made our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend EOU is $10,822 for oregon bachelor’s degree accounting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Accounting at EOU

#6

Warner Pacific University

Portland, Oregon

Warner Pacific University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Warner Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend Warner Pacific University is $20,005 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Accounting at Warner Pacific

Linfield University - McMinnville Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. Linfield University - McMinnville Campus is a small school located in McMinnville, Oregon that handed out 13 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Linfield also took the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. It costs about $22,861 for oregon bachelor’s degree accounting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Linfield.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at Linfield University - McMinnville Campus

#8

Bushnell University

Eugene, Oregon
#8 in overall quality

Bushnell University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Bushnell University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend Bushnell University is $20,623 for oregon bachelor’s degree accounting students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Bushnell University Accounting Report

#9

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

George Fox University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. George Fox University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newberg, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GFU also made our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for George Fox University is $22,955 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at George Fox University

#10

University of Portland

Portland, Oregon

University of Portland ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 24 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Portland also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Portland is $27,524 for oregon bachelor’s degree accounting students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Portland

Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. Warner Pacific College ADP is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Warner Pacific College ADP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.

Read full report on Accounting at Warner Pacific College ADP

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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