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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
299 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 757 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,700 and $32,610 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 299 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree education students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Oregon (With Aid)

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#5 in overall quality
$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$47,412 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 164 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon
#6 in overall quality
$23,445 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$49,496 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized school located in Ashland, Oregon that handed out 19 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Oregon University also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Oregon University are $23,445.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality
$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$49,962 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121.

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#4

Corban University

Salem, Oregon
$9,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Corban University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Salem, Oregon, and it awarded 4 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Corban also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Corban University are $9,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon
#4 in overall quality
$14,247 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$54,254 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the #5 spot on the list. Newberg, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

GFU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GFU are $14,247.

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#6

University of Portland

Portland, Oregon
#1 in overall quality
$23,868 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$48,302 Average Early-Career Earnings

University of Portland came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Portland is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 74 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Portland also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Portland are $23,868.

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#7

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon
#2 in overall quality
$17,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Lewis & Clark College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid ranking. Lewis & Clark College is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 5 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis and Clark College also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lewis & Clark College are $17,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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