2022 Best Value Journalism Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

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Journalism is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 14,528 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,042 and had an average of $24,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 147 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,800 and $21,030 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Journalism Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon journalism students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Journalism in Oregon (With Aid)

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$16,461 Average Net Price

$37,360 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Oregon is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 144 ’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also made our “Best Journalism Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oregon is $16,461 for oregon journalism students with aid.

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%.

Read full report on Journalism at UO

#2

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$30,378 Average Net Price

$44,481 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Fox University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Journalism Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 1 ’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

GFU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Journalism Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend George Fox University is $30,378 for Oregon Journalism students with aid.

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%.

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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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