2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 12,336 people earned their degree in general journalism, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States.

Across Oregon, there were 147 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 130 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon bachelor’s degree journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k) in Oregon

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$13,108 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #1 spot on the list. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oregon is $13,108 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%.

Full UO General Journalism Report

#2

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,656 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Fox University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

GFU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. It costs about $23,656 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Journalism students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend George Fox University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 GFU General Journalism Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k)

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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