2022 Best Value Colleges for Information Science in Oregon (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 IS Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 29 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information science 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 information science 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value IS Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value IS Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Information Science in Oregon (With Aid)

#1

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$19,315 Average Net Price

$32,085 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value IS Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Western Oregon University is a public institution located in Monmouth, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Science Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Oregon University is $19,315 for oregon is students with aid.

Read more about Information Science at Western Oregon State College

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• Best Value Colleges for Information Science (With Aid)

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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