2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Education in Oregon
12
Colleges
53,614
Bachelor's Degrees
$34,152
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Education School for You
Education is the #11 most popular major in Oregon with 53,614 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.0% of all the education bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Education in Oregon ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. Instead, we are looking at those education schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
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2024 Best Value Education Schools in Oregon
The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for education majors.
Top 10 Best Value Education Schools
Western Oregon University earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth. Western Oregon State College also took the #1 spot in our Best Education Schools in Oregon rankings.
The average student at Western Oregon State College graduates in less than 4.5 years, and it costs about $31,193 per year to attend the school. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Western Oregon State College be around $140,680. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Oregon State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis. Oregon State also took the #3 spot in our Best Education Schools in Oregon rankings.
At Oregon State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.6 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $36,299. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Oregon State be around $166,249. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Our rankings recognize Eastern Oregon University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the remote town of La Grande, EOU is a public school with a small student population. EOU not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Education Schools in Oregon list.
The average student at EOU graduates in less than 4.4 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $27,321. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from EOU is $121,032. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Our rankings recognize Portland State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population. Portland State University did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Education Schools in Oregon list.
The average student at Portland State University graduates in less than 4.7 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $33,173. This means that the average student pays around $155,581 to get a bachelor’s degree from Portland State University. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Oregon. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population. UO did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Education Schools in Oregon list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UO is 4.3 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $42,239. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UO is $181,205. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Southern Oregon University earned the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average student at Southern Oregon University graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $37,026. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Southern Oregon University is $168,098. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Corban University. Corban is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salem.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Corban is 4.1 years, and it costs about $29,969 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Corban is $122,573. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Bushnell University earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, Bushnell University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average student at Bushnell University graduates in less than 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $29,704. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Bushnell University is $124,460. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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George Fox University earned the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg. GFU not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Education Schools in Oregon list.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at GFU to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $35,512. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from GFU is $148,440. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Linfield University - McMinnville Campus. Linfield is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McMinnville. Linfield not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Education Schools in Oregon list.
The average student at Linfield graduates in less than 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $30,284. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Linfield is $126,587. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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