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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area Studies in Oregon (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master's in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Area Studies is the 106th most popular major in the country with 6,820 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, area studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,734 and had an average of $23,024 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 57 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $23,750 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent area studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the area studies 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 Area Studies Schools for a Master’s 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 Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area Studies in Oregon (With Aid)

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s area studies students in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Area Studies 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 UO are $29,991.

Full University of Oregon Area Studies Report

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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